Park in the car park of the Forest of Rabaçal, on the ER105/110 road that connects Bocca Encumeada and Fonte do Bispo.
There are occasional signs with Red and Yellow markings indicating direction and distance.
(S) At the car park, take the narrow PR6 road to "25 Fontes" and PR6.1 to "Risco" to the Rabaçal forestry house and the Levada do Risco. Down in the forest, head at first to the east and, after a hairpin bend on the left, head the north-west. After a further hairpin bend on the left you will reach Rabaçal forestry house.
(1) Turn right to reach the Levada do Risco and the junction of the two PR routes.
(2) Ignore the path down to the left and continue opposite, heading along the Levada and under vegetation that has grown into a sort of tunnel. This leads to a grid that bars access to the Levada.
(3) Retrace your steps to the fork in the route.
(2) Turn right on the trail with steps, leading down to the Levada das 25 Fontes.
(4) Turn right along Levada das 25 Fontes. At the bottom of a gorge, make a hairpin bend on the left and take a footbridge. Continue along the Levada to the north-west.
(5) Ignore the path down to the left and continue along the Levada to the site of the 25 Fontes.
(6) Retrace your steps to the previous fork.
(5) Turn right on the trail that winds down to the Levada da Rocha Vermelha.
(7) Turn right and walk along the Levada. Do not follow it to the end, because it would make a very long trip, continue for as long as you feel like and according to the time available. The point of return appearing on the route map is provided for guidance only.
(8) Retrace your steps to the junction with the path down to the Levada das 25 Fontes that we took earlier.
(7) Do not go on the trail but continue along the Levada.
(9) At a fork, take the path on the left and climbs up in loops as far as the Levada das 25 Fontes.
(10) Follow the Levada to the left.
(4) Turn right on the trail that goes back to the Levada do Risco (path that was taken downhill on the outbound leg).
(2) Turn right and soon come to the Rabaçal forestry house.
(1) Turn left and follow the road that goes back to the car park.