Madeira

Fanal

Thousand-year laurel trees, best in fog

Funchal

The city that runs up the mountain

Ponta de São Lourenço

The dry end of the island, with nowhere to hide

• 8 km⇄there and back
• 2 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 300 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 130 m away

Vereda do Areeiro

The ridge walk between the two highest peaks

• 6.1 km→one way
• 3 hr
• ↑ 1,000 m
• Moderate

• Tunnel: bring a torch

Pico Ruivo

The summit — 1862 m, and no road to it

Levada do Caldeirão Verde

Four unlit tunnels to a waterfall in a bowl

• 17.4 km⇄there and back
• 6 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 250 m
• Moderate

• Tunnel: bring a torch

Vereda dos Balcões

Twenty flat minutes to the best cheap view

• 3 km⇄there and back
• 1 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 40 m
• Easy

• Bus stop 250 m away

Ribeiro Frio

Laurisilva, trout tanks, and the trailhead for two walks

• Bus stop 10 m away

Cabo Girão

Standing on glass, 580 m above the sea

Porto Moniz

Swimming pools carved by lava, filled by the Atlantic

Câmara de Lobos

A working fishing harbour that Churchill painted

Ponta do Sol

The sunniest corner, and the nomads found it

Pico das Torres

The knife-edge middle peak of PR1 — a lit tunnel, iron rungs, exposed rock.

Achada do Teixeira

Park at 1600 m and reach Pico Ruivo's summit in under an hour and a half round trip.

Ninho da Manta

A buzzard-nest cliff a few steps off Areeiro's car park, no full PR1 commitment needed.

Eira do Serrado

The postcard drop into Curral das Freiras' crater valley, steps from the car park.

Bica da Cana

The east edge of Paul da Serra, where cloud seas break against Pico Ruivo's silhouette.

Boca da Encumeada

The one road pass where you can see both coasts of Madeira at once.

Boca da Corrida

A quiet balcony over Curral das Freiras' valley, without the Eira do Serrado crowds.

Curral das Freiras

A village folded into a collapsed volcanic crater, chestnuts on every menu.

PR1.3 - Vereda da Encumeada

An 11km ridge walk toward Encumeada — currently a there-and-back, not a through-hike.

• 11.2 km→one way
• 6 hr
• ↑ 1,180 m
• Moderate

• Partly open

Taberna da Poncha

Hand-shaken poncha over a peanut-shell floor at the island's best-known tavern

Restaurante Viola

Espetada on laurel skewers, grilled over open fire, in the dish's birthplace village

Restaurante Santo António

Family-run since 1966, still built entirely around laurel-wood beef espetada

Fajã dos Padres

Cable car down a 300 m cliff to a Jesuit-planted vineyard and its own restaurant

Blandy's Wine Lodge

Centuries-old cellars in central Funchal where Madeira wine ages slowly in oak

Mercado dos Lavradores

Funchal's 1940 Art Deco market, where flower sellers and the fish hall set the morning

Vila do Peixe

Grilled scabbardfish weighed at your table, on a terrace above the fishing harbour

Quinta do Furão Restaurant

Terrace tables over Madeira's wildest coastline, on a working Santana wine estate

Abrigo do Pastor

A shepherds' shelter turned game house for wild boar, black pork, and roast rabbit

Casa de Abrigo do Poiso

Wood-fire açorda and hand-shaken poncha at a mountain-pass chalet toward Arieiro

Casa do Bolo do Caco

Garlic-butter bolo do caco griddled on hot basalt, a Funchal lunch-counter fixture

Sabores do Curral

Chestnut soup to chestnut liqueur, a menu built entirely around the Nun's Valley harvest

Casa de Chá O Fio

Sunset tea and herb-garden snacks on a clifftop terrace at the island's far west

Casa de Chá do Faial

A 1945 English-style tea house, now a regional kitchen facing Penha d'Águia

Zona Velha (Rua de Santa Maria)

200+ hand-painted doors turn a once-derelict lane into an open-air gallery.

Teleférico do Funchal (Monte)

15-minute gondola ride climbing 560m from the seafront to Monte's hilltop

Carros de Cesto do Monte

Wicker sledges steered by two 'carreiros' coast 2km downhill from Monte

• Bus stop 120 m away

Jardim Botânico da Madeira

2,000+ plant species terraced into a hillside, plus a parrot park and views

• Bus stop 120 m away

Cabo Girão (Skywalk)

Glass platform cantilevered 580m above the sea, Europe's highest sea cliff

Pico dos Barcelos

355m neighborhood viewpoint over Funchal's rooftops, harbor and Desertas islands

Praia Formosa

2km of Blue Flag sand-and-pebble beaches linking Funchal to Câmara de Lobos

Doca do Cavacas

Funchal's only natural volcanic-rock swimming pool, at the edge of Praia Formosa

Complexo Balnear da Barreirinha

Zona Velha's municipal lido, cut into the rocks right below the old town

Cristo Rei do Garajau

1927 Art Deco Christ statue on a 283m clifftop, four years before Rio's

Reserva Natural do Garajau

Portugal's first marine reserve (1986) — dusky groupers in 20m visibility

Caniço de Baixo

Quiet resort shelf below Caniço's hilltop village, built around rock pools and diving

Museu CR7

Cristiano Ronaldo's trophy room, steps from Funchal's marina promenade

Levada do Rei (PR18)

A waterfall falls straight onto the trail near São Jorge — you walk right through it.

• 10.6 km⇄there and back
• 3 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 10 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 800 m away

Levada do Furado (PR10)

Madeira's classic forest levada from Ribeiro Frio to Portela — verify it's open first.

• 11 km→one way
• 5 hr
• Moderate

• Closed
• Tunnel: bring a torch
• Bus stop 60 m away

Levada dos Cedros (PR14)

One of Madeira's oldest levadas, laced through fogbound ancient forest near Fanal.

• 7.2 km→one way
• 3 hr
• Moderate

Rota da Banana

A half-hour walk through Madeira's biggest banana plantation on tiny levadas.

• Bus stop 150 m away

Cascata do Aguage

A swimmable 20 m waterfall near Santana that most drivers have no idea exists.

Casas de Santana

Triangular thatched palheiros, painted red-white-blue, free entry by the town hall.

Faial

Quiet village below the 600 m Penha d'Águia rock, 5 km from Porto da Cruz.

Penha d'Águia

590 m volcanic monolith between Porto da Cruz and Faial; steep summit trail.

Porto da Cruz

Harbor village with black-sand surf beaches and a working 1927 steam rum mill.

Engenhos do Norte

1927 rum mill still run on steam, one of Europe's last; free self-guided visit.

Praia da Maiata

Black-sand surf beach outside Porto da Cruz; no lifeguard, strong currents.

Machico

Madeira's 1419 founding town, with the island's longest sandy beach.

Caniçal

Former whaling village, now home to Madeira's Whale Museum.

Prainha

Madeira's only natural black-sand beach, in a cove near São Lourenço.

Santo António da Serra

670 m plateau town with a Robert Trent Jones golf course and a manor park.

Miradouro da Portela

590 m pass viewpoint framing Penha d'Águia, between Porto da Cruz and Machico.

Vereda do Larano

Old coastal path from Porto da Cruz toward Machico; cliff edges, no guardrails.

Boca do Risco

356 m clifftop gap with views to São Lourenço, Penha d'Águia and Porto Santo.

Pico do Facho

280 m roadside viewpoint over Machico bay and the Desertas Islands.

Poças das Lesmas (Piscinas Naturais do Seixal)

Tidal pools under a lava arch, one headland along from Seixal's black-sand beach.

Praia do Porto do Seixal

Black volcanic sand under green cliffs — Madeira's answer to a Hawaiian beach.

Calhau das Achadas da Cruz

A pebble fajã you reach by Europe's steepest cable car, or a punishing footpath.

Teleférico das Achadas da Cruz

A 5-minute plunge, roughly 450 m down, on a cable car billed as Europe's steepest.

Miradouro dos Ilhéus da Ribeira da Janela

Three sea-stacks off the cliff, one pierced clean through by a natural window.

Miradouro do Véu da Noiva

A 30 m 'bridal veil' waterfall drops straight off the cliff into the Atlantic.

Farol da Ponta do Pargo

Madeira's westernmost lighthouse, on a 290 m cliff, with the island's best sunsets.

Grutas e Centro de Vulcanismo de São Vicente

900,000-year-old lava tubes below the village — currently closed, check first.

Porto Moniz

The fishing village built around Madeira's most famous volcanic swimming pools.

Seixal

A cliff-hugging village between two of the northwest's best natural pools.

São Vicente

A 1692 parish church anchors this river-mouth valley town on the north coast.

Ponta do Pargo

Madeira's westernmost parish, named for the fish once hauled from these cliffs.

Ribeira da Janela

A river-mouth hamlet named for the sea-stack with a hole worn clean through it.

Levada do Alecrim (PR6.2)

A quiet, easy levada at 1,300 m, far less crowded than the famous 25 Fontes.

• 7 km⇄there and back
• 2 hr, 30 min
• Easy

• Bus stop 10 m away

Levada da Ribeira da Janela

Thirteen kilometers of levada and pitch-black tunnels into a hidden valley.

• Tunnel: bring a torch

Chão da Ribeira

A hidden laurissilva valley above Seixal that locals call 'the sanctuary'.

Restaurante O Lavrador

Tuna or steak cooked on a hot stone at your table, above the São Vicente valley

Praia da Calheta

One of Madeira's few sand beaches, with sand shipped in from North Africa.

Casa das Mudas

A black-basalt art museum cut into the clifftop, built to look like the mountain itself.

Engenhos da Calheta

A working 1930s sugarcane mill that still crushes cane into rum and honey each spring.

Sol Poente

Cliffside terrace on the Ponta do Sol pier, named for watching the sun go down.

Cascata dos Anjos

A waterfall that pours straight across the old coast road on the way to Madalena do Mar.

Levada Nova / Levada do Moinho

A loop past old watermill ruins and a rock tunnel to a waterfall above Ponta do Sol.

• Tunnel: bring a torch
• Bus stop 210 m away

Praia da Madalena do Mar

A pebble-and-black-sand bay below Madeira's biggest banana plantations.

Restaurante A Poita

Choose the day's fish from the cabinet at a Madalena do Mar seafood house

Jardim do Mar

A cliffside village whose wave made it a 1990s big-wave surf legend.

Paul do Mar

Madeira's surf capital: a working harbor village under an 8-metre winter wave.

Prazeres

A clifftop farming village perched 600m above Jardim do Mar and Paul do Mar.

Estreito da Calheta

A hillside parish with a 1520 Manueline chapel hiding a rare Flemish altarpiece.

Levada do Risco (PR6.1)

A short, easy walk from Rabaçal to a 100m waterfall dropping straight off the cliff.

• 6 km⇄there and back
• 2 hr
• ↑ 80 m
• Easy

• Bus stop 1.1 km away

Caminho Real do Paul do Mar (PR19)

A cobbled royal path plunging 500m in under 2km from Prazeres to the surf at Paul do Mar.

• 1.8 km→one way
• 1 hr, 20 min
• ↑ 520 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 770 m away

Paul da Serra

Madeira's high, flat, wind-scoured plateau, where nearly all its wind power spins.

Miradouro da Raposeira

A viewpoint over a sheer 600m drop, framing Paul do Mar and Jardim do Mar below.

Miradouro do Massapez

A picnic-table miradouro over Paul do Mar and Jardim do Mar, grill included.

Poncha do Emanuel

A village bar in Arco da Calheta pouring seven versions of Madeira's poncha.

PR1.2 - Vereda do Pico Ruivo

The short, cobbled, no-drama way to stand on the highest point in Madeira.

• 5.6 km⇄there and back
• 1 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 310 m
• Moderate

PR12 - Caminho Real da Encumeada

A cobbled royal road toward Pico Grande — but only the first 3.5km are open right now.

• 12.5 km→one way
• 6 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 730 m
• Moderate

• Partly open
• Bus stop 1 km away

Casa de Abrigo do Pico Ruivo

Poncha and honey cake at 1761 metres, a 15-minute walk from Madeira's summit.

Monte Palace Tropical Garden

Azulejo tile panels, koi ponds and a volcanic-rock garden on a former quinta

• Bus stop 100 m away

Sé Catedral do Funchal

1517 Manueline cathedral with a cedar ceiling carved in Mudéjar style

Monumento ao Trabalhador Madeirense

The levadas had builders, and this is the only place that says so

Forte de São Tiago

1614 red fort guarding the old town seafront, grounds open to walk any time

Levada dos Tornos

The levada walk you can start by cable car straight from old-town Funchal.

• Bus stop 30 m away

Ribeiro Frio

1960s trout hatchery in the laurel forest; roadside restaurants serve fresh trout.

Parque das Queimadas

883 m thatched forest park, gateway to the Caldeirão Verde waterfall levada.

Piscinas Naturais do Porto Moniz

Lava-rock pools where the open Atlantic refills the water with every set of waves.

Restaurante Cachalote

Fresh fish built into the same rocks as the Porto Moniz natural pools since 1969.

Obsidian 17

Specialty coffee and sunset drinks directly across from Seixal's black sand

Caminho da Degolada

Steps from the Funduras forest down to the Larano cliff road

• 1.1 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr
• ↑ 290 m
• Hard

Caminho dos Pessegueiros

A steep old path from the north coast up to Paul da Serra

• 4.4 km→one way
• ≈ 5 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 1,480 m
• Hard

Caminho Real 24

The old footpath from Santana over the mountains down to Monte

• 21.8 km→one way
• ≈ 10 hr
• ↑ 1,590 m
• Hard

• Bus stop 30 m away

Caminho Real 25

The old royal road across the island, São Vicente to Funchal

• 38.6 km→one way
• ≈ 15 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 2,030 m
• Hard

• Bus stop 140 m away

Caminho Real 27

Two days on the old road from Boaventura to Funchal via Curral

• 34.4 km→one way
• ≈ 16 hr
• ↑ 2,270 m
• Hard

Caminho Real 28

From the quay at Ponta do Sol over the Paul da Serra to São Vicente

• 24.1 km→one way
• ≈ 11 hr
• ↑ 1,590 m
• Hard

• Bus stop 270 m away

Caminho Real Boaventura

The old royal road from Arco de São Jorge to São Cristóvão

• 1.8 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr
• ↑ 200 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 180 m away

Caminho Real nº23 Achada do Gramacho

Cobbled royal road from Calhau de São Jorge to Achada do Gramacho

• 1.1 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr
• ↑ 230 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 500 m away

Levada da Negra

From the Poço da Neve snow house down the levada to Curral Velho

• 7.3 km→one way
• ≈ 3 hr
• ↑ 700 m
• Moderate

Levada da Rocha Vermelha

Hand-cut tunnels and slippery stairs, for experienced walkers only

• 9.4 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 200 m
• Moderate

• Tunnel: bring a torch
• Bus stop 760 m away

Levada da Rocha Vermelha A

Through a long tunnel to the levada above the Rabaçal valley

• 8.7 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr
• ↑ 30 m
• Moderate

• Tunnel: bring a torch

Levada da Serra do Faial

A long, level levada from Camacha to Choupana above Funchal

• 8.8 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 170 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 20 m away

Levada das Faias

A north-coast levada past the waterfalls of Boaventura

• 9.2 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 100 m
• Moderate

Levada das Rabaças

A narrow levada wall west of the Encumeada pass

• 2.9 km→one way
• ≈ 30 min
• ↑ 0 m
• Moderate

• Tunnel: bring a torch
• Bus stop 410 m away

Levada de Santana

A nine-kilometre loop through the forest from Queimadas park

• 9 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 30 m
• Moderate

Levada do Blandy

A short high levada from the Arieiro road down to Poiso

• 1.5 km→one way
• ≈ 30 min
• ↑ 90 m
• Moderate

Levada do Bom Sucesso

The stepped climb from Funchal's old town up to Monte

• 3.6 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr
• ↑ 160 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 160 m away

Levada do Caniço

From the source of the Caniço levada down to Assomada

• 4.1 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr
• ↑ 50 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 730 m away

Levada do Castelejo

A long, level levada through the valleys west of Porto da Cruz

• 11.8 km→one way
• ≈ 3 hr
• ↑ 20 m
• Moderate

Levada do Curral

From Curral das Freiras past a village you can only reach on foot

• 10.2 km→one way
• ≈ 3 hr
• ↑ 210 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 30 m away

Levada do Moinho

From Lombada church into a gorge of waterfalls

• 4 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr
• ↑ 30 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 190 m away

Levada do Norte (Nord)

From the Encumeada pass along the channel, through a 500 m tunnel

• 7.7 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr
• ↑ 0 m
• Moderate

• Tunnel: bring a torch
• Bus stop 20 m away

Levada do Norte (South)

Loops from Boa Morte on a channel high above the coast

• 29.4 km→one way
• ≈ 7 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 40 m
• Hard

• Tunnel: bring a torch
• Bus stop 820 m away

Levada do Paul 2

Along the southern rim of Paul da Serra to Bica da Cana

• 11.4 km→one way
• ≈ 3 hr
• ↑ 160 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 930 m away

Levada do Poço do Bezerro

A short channel on the PR 10 loop from Ribeiro Frio

• 1.9 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr
• ↑ 170 m
• Moderate

Levada do Poiso - Levada do Pico Furão

A level levada stroll above Curral das Freiras

• 2.1 km→one way
• ≈ 30 min
• ↑ 10 m
• Easy

• Bus stop 720 m away

Levada dos Piornais

A levada walk without leaving Funchal

• 9.6 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 20 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 190 m away

Levada dos Pombais

A short, quiet levada in the hills above Porto Moniz

• 2 km→one way
• ≈ 30 min
• ↑ 40 m
• Easy

Levada dos Tornos - Norte

Down the Boaventura valley to the coastal platform of Fajã do Penedo

• 11.6 km→one way
• ≈ 3 hr
• ↑ 10 m
• Moderate

Levada dos Tornos - Sul

Twenty-eight kilometres above Funchal, split over two days at Camacha

• 27.6 km→one way
• ≈ 7 hr
• ↑ 90 m
• Hard

• Tunnel: bring a torch
• Bus stop 600 m away

Levada Nova da Calheta

A long, flat walk from Calheta's power station west to Cabo

• 39.4 km→one way
• ≈ 10 hr
• ↑ 40 m
• Hard

Levada Nova do Arco da Calheta

A one-way levada from Calheta's power station to Lombo de São João

• 16.3 km→one way
• ≈ 4 hr
• ↑ 30 m
• Moderate

Levada Nova dos Canhas

The higher levada of the Lombada loop, with tunnels and drops

• 3.3 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr
• ↑ 10 m
• Moderate

• Tunnel: bring a torch
• Bus stop 10 m away

Levada Nova Tabua

Tunnels and waterfalls in the Tábua valley above Ribeira Brava

• 8.2 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr
• ↑ 10 m
• Moderate

• Tunnel: bring a torch
• Bus stop 780 m away

Lombada da Ponta do Sol

A circular walk above Ponta do Sol that links two levadas

• 8 km↻loop
• ≈ 3 hr
• ↑ 350 m
• Moderate

• Tunnel: bring a torch
• Bus stop 250 m away

Machico - Ribeira do Natal

From Machico along the coast to the river mouth at Ribeira do Natal

• 2.9 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 260 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 500 m away

Passeio Marítimo (Lido - Doca do Cavacas)

The seafront promenade west from the Lido to Doca do Cavacas

• 2.2 km→one way
• ≈ 30 min
• ↑ 50 m
• Easy

• Bus stop 120 m away

Passeio Marítimo (Praia Formosa - Câmara de Lobos)

The seafront link from Praia Formosa to the bay at Câmara de Lobos

• 2.6 km→one way
• ≈ 30 min
• ↑ 20 m
• Easy

• Bus stop 260 m away

Passeio Público Marítimo

Funchal's seafront promenade, west towards Câmara de Lobos

• 5.5 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 80 m
• Easy

• Bus stop 110 m away

Terra Chã

Across the Paul da Serra plateau from Chão da Ribeira towards Fanal

• 7.8 km→one way
• ≈ 5 hr
• ↑ 1,200 m
• Hard

Vereda Achada do Teixeira - Arco de São Jorge

From 1,600 m at Achada do Teixeira down to Arco de São Jorge

• 15.1 km→one way
• ≈ 8 hr
• ↑ 1,500 m
• Hard

Vereda Achada do Teixeira - Fajã do Penedo

From Achada do Teixeira all the way down to the north coast

• 12.9 km→one way
• ≈ 8 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 1,710 m
• Hard

Vereda Achada do Teixeira - Queimadas

From Achada do Teixeira down through the forest to Queimadas

• 3.2 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 690 m
• Moderate

Vereda Boca do Risco

A climb from Machico to a gap in the cliffs over the north coast

• 2.2 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr
• ↑ 200 m
• Moderate

Vereda Boca do Risco - Caniçal

Cliff paths west from Caniçal to the Boca do Risco viewpoint

• 3.7 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr
• ↑ 400 m
• Moderate

Vereda da Atalaia

A steep path down from the hills to the road near Paul do Mar

• 1.9 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr
• ↑ 530 m
• Hard

• Bus stop 1.2 km away

Vereda da Boca dos Namorados

From a lookout above Curral das Freiras down to Corticeiras

• 2.2 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 620 m
• Hard

• Bus stop 80 m away

Vereda da Cavaca

A steep path between the hills of Seixal and the forest near Fanal

• 3.2 km→one way
• ≈ 3 hr
• ↑ 800 m
• Hard

Vereda da Eira do Mourão

A short climb from Fajã da Ribeira to the Eira do Mourão lookout

• 1.4 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 360 m
• Hard

• Bus stop 640 m away

Vereda da Fajã da Nogueira

From the Fajã da Nogueira power station up to a levada of tunnels

• 7.1 km→one way
• ≈ 3 hr
• ↑ 510 m
• Moderate

• Tunnel: bring a torch

Vereda da Fajã do Barro

A short coastal path near Porto Moniz down to Fajã do Barro

• 1.6 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 350 m
• Moderate

Vereda da Fajã Escura

From the high ground at Relvinha down to Fajã Escura

• 3.2 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 650 m
• Moderate

Vereda da Fajã Grande

One of Calheta's walking routes, down to Fajã Grande

• 1.3 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 370 m
• Hard

• Bus stop 1.1 km away

Vereda da Ladeira

From the Pombais viewpoint down to the pebble beach at Achadas da Cruz

• 1.9 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 410 m
• Moderate

Vereda da Levada do Caniçal

A long, nearly level levada from Caniçal to Maroços

• 12 km→one way
• ≈ 3 hr
• ↑ 60 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 30 m away

Vereda da Penha D'Aguia

Up the 600 m Eagle's Rock between Porto da Cruz and Faial

• 1.5 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 330 m
• Hard

• Bus stop 240 m away

Vereda da Penha D'Águia ao Faial

From the foot of Eagle's Rock to the village of Faial

• 3.1 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 450 m
• Hard

• Bus stop 460 m away

Vereda da Ribeira Funda

From the laurel forest of Fanal down to Ribeira Funda

• 4.3 km→one way
• ≈ 4 hr
• ↑ 990 m
• Hard

Vereda da Rocha do Navio

Stairs down a cliff to a farmed fajã and a booming shore

• 1.1 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr
• ↑ 310 m
• Hard

• Bus stop 760 m away

Vereda da Terra Baptista

A steep climb from Porto da Cruz to the ridge below Pedreiro

• 3.6 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 610 m
• Moderate

Vereda da Trompica

A three-hour loop through the high interior from Boca da Corrida

• 8.6 km↻loop
• ≈ 3 hr
• ↑ 400 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 1 km away

Vereda das Furnas

A short, steady climb from Meia Légua to Furnas

• 1.3 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 340 m
• Hard

• Bus stop 200 m away

Vereda das Voltas

Down the old zigzag road from Eira do Serrado to Curral das Freiras

• 2.1 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 420 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 20 m away

Vereda do Calhau da Lapa

A steep path down from Campanário to a small pebble beach

• 1 km→one way
• ≈ 30 min
• ↑ 190 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 1.1 km away

Vereda do Espigão

A climb to the Espigão lookout over the Serra de Água valley

• 1.9 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr
• ↑ 560 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 110 m away

Vereda do Galhano

From Paul da Serra's western rim down to the Ribeira da Janela levada

• 5.5 km→one way
• ≈ 3 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 880 m
• Moderate

Vereda do Lombo Barbinhas

From Paul da Serra down a steep ridge to Chão da Ribeira

• 6.5 km→one way
• ≈ 4 hr
• ↑ 960 m
• Hard

Vereda do Pesqueiro

From Lombadinha down to the sea and back up again

• 1.9 km→one way
• ≈ 2 hr
• ↑ 490 m
• Moderate

• Bus stop 710 m away

Vereda do Pico Grande

The path off PR 12 to the 1,654 m summit of Pico Grande

• 1.2 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 360 m
• Hard

Vereda dos Zimbreiros

A short walk down to the fishing village of Paúl do Mar

• 1.4 km→one way
• ≈ 1 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 350 m
• Hard

• Bus stop 400 m away

Vereda da Ilha (PR1.1)

Down 1,274 m from the Pico Ruivo shelter to the village of Ilha

• 8.2 km→one way
• 3 hr
• ↑ 1,300 m
• Moderate

Vereda do Túnel do Cavalo (PR6.6)

Through the 800 m Túnel do Cavalo to the levada of 25 Fontes

• 2.3 km→one way
• 45 min
• ↑ 100 m
• Easy

• Tunnel: bring a torch

Levada Fajã do Rodrigues (PR16)

Tunnels and waterfalls from Ginjas into the Ribeira do Inferno

• 7.8 km⇄there and back
• 3 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 40 m
• Moderate

• Tunnel: bring a torch
• Bus stop 590 m away

Vereda do Chão dos Louros (PR22)

A 45-minute loop through the laurel wood of Chão dos Louros

• 1.9 km↻loop
• 45 min
• ↑ 80 m
• Easy

• Bus stop 460 m away

Glaciar de Planalto (PR27)

Traces of an Ice Age glacier on the Paul da Serra plateau

• 4.6 km→one way
• 1 hr, 30 min
• ↑ 180 m
• Easy

• Closed