Walking on Madeira

Paddy Dillon is a prolific outdoor writer with over 90 guidebooks to his name, and contributions to 40 other publications. Paddy has visited Madeira several times over the years, exploring extensively and enjoying the vast variety of walking routes and landscape types around the islands.

• Overview map Map key Preface Introduction Location Geology History Landscape Trees and flowers Birds Animals Parque Natural da Madeira Funchal and Monte Getting to Madeira Getting around Madeira Accommodation Porto Santo Currency Language Food and drink Weather Tourist information Health issues Emergencies Maps of Madeira Making multi-day trips Using this guide 1 Eastern Madeira Walk 1 Levada dos Tornos: Monte to Camacha Walk 2 Levada dos Tornos: Camacha to Quatro Estradas Walk 3 Levada da Serra: Campo do Pomar to Camacha Walk 4 Levada da Serra: Camacha to Santo da Serra Walk 5 Levada Nova from Santo da Serra Walk 6 Baia d and amp;#39;Abra and Ponta de S and amp;atilde;o Louren and amp;ccedil;o Walk 7 Levada do Cani and amp;ccedil;al: Maro and amp;ccedil;os to Cani and amp;ccedil;al Walk 8 Levada da Portela: Santo da Serra to Portela Walk 9 Vereda das Funduras: Portela to Maro and amp;ccedil;os Walk 10 North Coast: Porto da Cruz to Ribeira Seca 2 Funchal to Santana Walk 11 Vereda da Penha d and amp;#39; and amp;Aacute;guia Walk 12 Levada do Furado: Portela to Ribeiro Frio Walk 13 Caminho Velha: Poiso to Porto da Cruz Walk 14 Faj and amp;atilde; da Nogueira and Levada da Serra Walk 15 Caminho Velha: Poiso to Santana Walk 16 Levada do Barreiro: Po and amp;ccedil;o da Neve to Monte Walk 17 Levada da Negra: Po and amp;ccedil;o da Neve to Barreira Walk 18 Levada do Curral: Curral das Freiras to Funchal Walk 19 Levada dos Piornais: Lombada to Funchal 3 The high mountains Walk 20 Boca da Encumeada to Achada do Teixeira Walk 21 Boca da Encumeada to Curral das Freiras Walk 22 Pico do Cedro and Pico do Areeiro Walk 23 Pico do Areeiro to Pico Ruivo Walk 24 Pico Ruivo, Vale da Lapa and Ilha Walk 25 Pico Ruivo, Queimadas and Santana Walk 26 Levada do Caldeir and amp;atilde;o Verde from Pico das Pedras Walk 27 Levada do Rei from Quebradas Walk 28 Santana, Calhau and S and amp;atilde;o Jorge Walk 29 Boca da Encumeada and Pico Grande Walk 30 Colmeal and Pico Grande Walk 31 Faj and amp;atilde; dos Cardos to Faj and amp;atilde; do Penedo Walk 32 Boca da Encumeada to Colmeal 4 Jardim da Serra Walk 33 Boca da Encumeada to Marco e Fonte Walk 34 Boca da Corrida and Curral das Freiras Walk 35 Boca dos Namorados and Curral das Freiras Walk 36 Marco e Fonte to Fontes Walk 37 Terreiros from Boca da Corrida Walk 38 Crista do Espig and amp;atilde;o from Fontes Walk 39 Faj and amp;atilde; da Ribeira, Levada Norte and Boa Morte Walk 40 Levada do Norte: Boa Morte to Estreito de C and amp;##xe2;mara de Lobos 5 Pa and amp;uacute;l da Serra Walk 41 Pico Ruivo do Pa and amp;uacute;l da Serra from Estanquinhos Walk 42 Raba and amp;ccedil;al, Levada do Risco and 25 Fontes Walk 43 Levada do Pa and amp;uacute;l: Raba and amp;ccedil;al to Cristo Rei Walk 44 Levada das Raba and amp;ccedil;as and Cascalho Walk 45 Caminho do Pin and amp;##xe1;culo e Folhadal Walk 46 Levada dos Cedros: Fanal to Ribeira da Janela Walk 47 Levada da Janela: Fonte do Bispo to Porto Moniz 6 Western Madeira Walk 48 Ponta do Pargo to Fonte do Bispo Walk 49 Levada do Moinho: Tornadouro to Ribeira da Cruz Walk 50 Levada da Calheta - Ponta do Pargo to Ponta do Pargo Walk 51 Levada da Calheta - Ponta do Pargo to Praz and amp;##xe9;res Walk 52 Caminho Real: Praz and amp;##xe9;res to Pa and amp;uacute;l do Mar Walk 53 Levada da Calheta - Ponta do Pargo to Lombo dos Faias Walk 54 Levada da Calheta - Ponta do Sol to Ponta do Sol Walk 55 Levada Nova and Levada do Moinho from Ponta do Sol Walk 56 Levada Nova: Jang and amp;atilde;o to Ribeira Brava Walk 57 Lombo do Mouro to Ribeira Brava 7 Porto Santo Walk 58 Pico do Castelo, Pico do Facho and Pico Branco Walk 59 Campo de Baixo, B and amp;##xe1;rbara Gomes and Eiras Walk 60 Ponta, Pico de Ana Ferreira, Pico do Espig and amp;atilde;o and Calheta Cruise to the Ilhas Desertas Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B Language notes Appendix C Useful contacts