PS PR 2
Vereda do Pico do Castelo
OpenLast checked October 26, 2026
The walk from Moledo over the Pico do Castelo to the Miradouro do CanhĂŁo, 4.6 km in 2 h 15. It runs between 435 m and 225 m and IFCN grades it easy. The hill is wooded from Porto Santo's reforestation, which makes this the greenest walk on the island.
Route facts
- Start and end
- Moledo → Miradouro do Canhão
- Municipality
- Porto Santo
- Length
- 4.6 km one way
- IFCN walking time
- 2 h 15 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Route type
- Point to point
- Highest point
- 435 m
- Lowest point
- 225 m
- Start coordinates
- 33.09071, -16.32740
Figures as IFCN publishes them on the trail's own page. A row is missing where the official sheet does not state it, and IFCN publishes no cumulative elevation gain for any route.
Before you go
- Walking a classified trail requires a paid reservation through the regional SIMplifica portal. The official trail pages list the fee as 4.50 € per visitor over 12; children of 12 and under are exempt. Book before you set off. Reserve on SIMplifica
- This route starts and finishes in different places, so settle how you will get back before you set off.
Shared rides to this trail
Shared cars and taxis to the start and back from the end, planned in the Madeira1 app for the next two weeks.
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Other trails nearby
- PS PR 1Vereda do Pico Branco e Terra ChĂŁOpen
- PS PR 3Levada do Pico do CasteloClosed