Madeira · 111 trails
Every marked trail and levada walk on Madeira
Every trail on the island is on this page, and on any given day some are clear and dry while others sit under cloud, run flooded, or are officially closed. A ranked list cannot tell you which is which this morning.
42 official IFCN PR routes plus 69 community levada, ridge and coastal walks, 111 in total: more than any printed guide. Each trail page carries its distance, difficulty, route and official status, plus a live 0 to 100 conditions score in the app, refreshed every 20 minutes.
Browse by type: easy levada walks, waterfall trails, coastal walks, summit hikes, laurisilva forest. See also best hikes in Madeira. Many official trails need an advance booking through SIMplifica: see which trails and how to book, or check the full free vs booked list with fees. Planning around the weather? Start from Madeira weather by month or the place guides. Heading out with a GPS device or watch? Download free GPX tracks for any trail.
Trail status today
Officially closed (5)
- Glaciar de Planalto PR27
- Levada da Rocha Vermelha PR28
- Levada do Moinho PR7
- Levada do Pico do Castelo PS-PR3
- Vereda do Jardim do Mar PR20
Partly open (4)
- Caminho do Pináculo e Folhadal PR17
- Caminho Real da Encumeada PR12
- Levada do Barreiro PR4
- Vereda da Encumeada PR1.3
A closure is IFCN's decision and it overrides everything else on this site, including a perfect weather score. Partly open means the route is walkable but not end to end. Neither is a safety clearance: conditions on the ground can change between two checks.
Levada walk or vereda: which of the 111 routes is which
41 of the 111 routes carry a levada in their name, so they follow a working water channel and hold close to level for most of their length. 51 are veredas, footpaths that climb instead of contour. The remaining 19 are royal roads, seafront promenades, loops and council routes.
This page is the list of the walks. The channels themselves, who cut them and why the island is laced with them, are covered in what a levada is.
Levada walks (41)
They run from 1.2 km to 23.2 km end to end.
Half of them climb less than 152 m, which is the reason to pick a levada on a day you do not want a mountain.
20 pass through hand cut tunnels, so a torch belongs in the bag. 11 need a slot booked and paid in advance; the other 30 are free to walk.
Veredas and ridge paths (51)
A vereda goes up. These were the footpaths between villages before there were roads, and they climb rather than contour.
Half of them climb more than 159 m, and the highest tops out at 1,862 m, which puts the upper end of this group among the island's summits.
18 need a booking, 33 do not.
Royal roads, promenades and loops (19)
Caminhos reais are the paved routes that linked the villages before there were roads. This group also holds the seafront promenades, the short circuits and the council routes that name neither a levada nor a vereda. Walking with children? The family friendly walks are the shorter list.
The royal roads have a page of their own: Madeira's royal roads. And one long route strings several of these together from coast to coast: the island crossing.
How to pick a levada walk
- Decide between a levada and a climb. A levada holds its height, a vereda gains it. That one choice removes most of the list. easy levada walks summit hikes
- Check whether it needs a booking. 33 of the routes here need a slot booked in advance and cannot be walked on the day without one. The other 78 need nothing. see which trails and how to book Which trails are free
- Check it is open. A closure is IFCN's decision and it outranks everything else, including a morning of perfect weather. which Madeira trails are open or closed today
- Pick the day, not only the trail. The north coast and 1800 m are different weather on the same morning, so the day matters as much as the route. how Madeira hiking weather changes with altitude
- Take the track with you. Waymarking runs out on the community routes, and phone signal goes with it. Download free GPX tracks
Madeira's trails, by the numbers
Ten years of historical weather records at each trailhead, turned into a real ranking: which walks see the most rain days, the most sun, and the warmest afternoons.
Rainiest (days/year)
- Caminho Real de BoaventuraCR-BV183.5 (50%)
- Levada da SilveiraL-SILVEIRA183.5 (50%)
- Levada do ReiPR18183.5 (50%)
- Levada do Caldeirão VerdePR9183.5 (50%)
- Levada do Caldeirão Verde - Um Caminho para todosPR9.1183.5 (50%)
- Caminho Florestal da Boca das VoltasV-BOCAVOLTAS183.5 (50%)
- Vereda da Fajã da NogueiraV-FNOGUEIRA183.5 (50%)
- Lombo do Urzal, Falca e Poço das CasasV-URZALFALCA183.5 (50%)
- Levada do LajeadoL-LAJEADO171.4 (47%)
- Vereda do FanalPR13171.4 (47%)
Sunniest (hours/year)
- Vereda do Galhano e Levada da Ribeira da Janela3,912 (89%)
- Levada do Brasileiro3,911 (89%)
- Levada da Fajã da Ovelha3,911 (89%)
- Levada Nova da Calheta (troço de Ponta do Pargo)3,911 (89%)
- Poço do Candeeiro3,911 (89%)
- Vereda da Ribeira da Janela3,911 (89%)
- Caminho Real do Paul do Mar3,911 (89%)
- Vereda do Jardim do Mar3,911 (89%)
- Levada Velha do Rabaçal3,911 (89%)
- Levada do Moinho3,911 (89%)
Warmest (avg high)
- Passeio Marítimo Câmara de Lobos22.3°C
- Rota da Banana21.6°C
- Levada dos Piornais21.4°C
- Caminho Real de Boaventura21.2°C
- Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço21.1°C
- Fonte da Areia21.1°C
- Rota do Pico de Ana Ferreira21.1°C
- Vereda do Calhau da Lapa21.1°C
- Vereda da Vigia21°C
- Vereda da Ribeira Funda20.7°C
10-year averages at the trailhead coordinate, not a forecast for your specific day. Historical weather records, 2016 to 2025.
All Madeira and Porto Santo trails
Calheta
23
- Caminho Real do Paul do Mar PR19
- Levada da Fajã da Ovelha L-FAJAOVELHA
- Levada das 25 Fontes PR6
- Levada do Alecrim PR6.2
- Levada do Lajeado L-LAJEADO
- Levada do Paul II PR6.8
- Levada do Risco PR6.1
- Levada Nova da Calheta (troço de Ponta do Pargo) L-NOVAPARGO
- Levada Velha do Rabaçal PR6.4
- Miradouro do Fio ao Farol V-PARGOFAROL
- Vereda da Atalaia V-ATALAIA
- Vereda da Câmara de Carga do Rabaçal PR6.7
- Vereda da Fajã Grande V-FAJAGRANDE
- Vereda da Garganta Funda V-GARGANTA
- Vereda da Lagoa do Vento PR6.3
- Vereda do Fanal PR13
- Vereda do Jardim do Mar PR20
- Vereda do Lombo Barbinhas V-BARBINHAS
- Vereda do Pesqueiro V-PESQUEIRO
- Vereda do Pico Fernandes PR6.5
- Vereda do Pico Ruivo do Paúl V-PICOPAUL
- Vereda do Túnel do Cavalo PR6.6
- Vereda dos Zimbreiros V-ZIMBREIROS
Porto Moniz
16
- Levada da Rocha Vermelha PR28
- Levada do Brasileiro L-BRASILEIRO
- Levada do Moinho PR7
- Levada dos Cedros PR14
- Pequena Rota do Fanal V-FANALLOOP
- Poço do Candeeiro POCO-CANDEEIRO
- Vereda da Cavaca V-CAVACA
- Vereda da Ladeira V-LADEIRA
- Vereda da Palha Carga PR13.1
- Vereda da Ribeira da Janela PR15
- Vereda da Ribeira Funda V-RIBFUNDA
- Vereda da Terra Chã V-TERRACHA
- Vereda da Vigia V-VIGIA
- Vereda das Feitas V-FEITAS
- Vereda das Voltas V-VOLTAS
- Vereda do Calhau V-CALHAU
Santana
16
- Caminho Florestal da Boca das Voltas V-BOCAVOLTAS
- Caminho Real nº23 Achada do Gramacho CR23
- Levada da Silveira L-SILVEIRA
- Levada de Baixo e Vereda do Lombo Grande L-BAIXOLOMBO
- Levada do Caldeirão Verde PR9
- Levada do Caldeirão Verde - Um Caminho para todos PR9.1
- Levada do Furado PR10
- Levada do Poço do Bezerro L-BEZERRO
- Levada do Rei PR18
- Vereda da Encumeada PR1.3
- Vereda da Fajã da Nogueira V-FNOGUEIRA
- Vereda da Ilha PR1.1
- Vereda da Rocha do Navio V-NAVIO
- Vereda do Burro PR3
- Vereda do Pico Ruivo PR1.2
- Vereda dos Balcões PR11
Machico
11
- Levada da Referta L-REFERTA
- Levada do Blandy L-BLANDY
- Levada do Castelejo L-CASTELEJO
- Levada dos Maroços ou do Caniçal L-CANICAL
- Vereda da Boca do Risco V-BOCARISCO
- Vereda da Penha de Águia V-PENHA
- Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço PR8
- Vereda da Ribeira do Natal V-RIBNATAL
- Vereda das Funduras PR5
- Vereda do Larano V-LARANO
- Vereda do Pico Castanho V-PICOCASTANHO
Câmara De Lobos
8
Ribeira Brava
8
Porto Santo
7
Ponta Do Sol
6
Funchal
5
São Vicente
5
Santa Cruz
4
Every marked trail and levada walk on Madeira
2
Common questions about Madeira's marked trails
How many marked trails are there on Madeira and Porto Santo?
111. That is 42 official IFCN routes, the ones with a PR number on the panel, plus 69 community and municipal walks published by the councils. Every one has its own page here with distance, difficulty and official status.
Which Madeira trails are closed right now?
5 closed and 4 walkable only in part, read from the IFCN status table on 19 Aug 2026. A closure is IFCN's decision and it overrides everything else on this site.
Which trails need a booking, and which are free?
33 carry a fee and must be booked in advance through SIMplifica. The other 78 are free to walk, with no booking and no ticket.
Where can I download the GPX tracks?
All 111 tracks are free from the GPX page, one file per trail, ready for a watch or a GPS device.
How many levada walks are there in Madeira?
41 of the 111 marked routes on this page carry Levada in their name. That counts names and not terrain, so read it as a floor: a route can follow a water channel for most of its length and still be called a vereda. Each one has its own page here with distance, difficulty and official status.
Is parking difficult for Madeira levada walks?
It varies by trail, and we record it per trail. A car park is recorded near the start for 93 of the 111 routes on this page, 47 of them within 250 m of the start and 46 further out, none of them more than a kilometre away. For the other 18 nothing is recorded, so the start itself is the only honest destination. Two things that record cannot tell you: only 45 of those car parks publish a size at all, and nothing we hold says whether the spaces are already taken when you arrive. Each trail page states the walk from the car where there is one.