Day 1: Portela - Porto Da Cruz

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 17.35 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,082 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,674 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 622 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Machico 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 32.746643° / W 16.826168°
  • ⚑
    End: N 32.772896° / W 16.82761°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 598 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 591 m - Vire à esquerda para Caminho do Lameirão
  3. 3 : km 0.24 - alt. 603 m - Vire à curva ligeira à esquerda para Estrada Florestal da Serra das Funduras
  4. 4 : km 0.26 - alt. 603 m - Mantenha-se à direita para Estrada Florestal da Serra das Funduras
  5. 5 : km 1.39 - alt. 608 m - Mantenha-se à esquerda para Estrada Florestal da Serra das Funduras
  6. 6 : km 4.12 - alt. 589 m - Vire à curva apertada à esquerda
  7. 7 : km 4.12 - alt. 590 m - Mantenha-se à direita
  8. 8 : km 5.84 - alt. 575 m - Vire à curva apertada à esquerda
  9. 9 : km 5.98 - alt. 584 m - Vire à curva ligeira à esquerda
  10. 10 : km 6 - alt. 581 m - Mantenha-se à esquerda
  11. 11 : km 6.25 - alt. 606 m - Mantenha-se à direita
  12. 12 : km 6.69 - alt. 605 m - Mantenha-se à esquerda
  13. 13 : km 7.3 - alt. 597 m - Mantenha-se à direita
  14. 14 : km 8.55 - alt. 559 m - Vire à esquerda
  15. 15 : km 9.21 - alt. 429 m - Vire à direita
  16. 16 : km 9.31 - alt. 429 m - Vire à direita
  17. 17 : km 9.64 - alt. 339 m - Vire à esquerda para Vereda da Boca do Risco
  18. 18 : km 14.32 - alt. 287 m - Mantenha-se à direita para Caminho do Cabo de Larano
  19. 19 : km 14.6 - alt. 268 m - Vire à esquerda
  20. 20 : km 15.68 - alt. 157 m - Mantenha-se à direita
  21. 21 : km 15.9 - alt. 123 m - Vire à curva apertada à direita para Caminho do Cabo de Larano
  22. 22 : km 16.45 - alt. 31 m - Vire à esquerda para Caminho dos Muros
  23. 23 : km 16.46 - alt. 30 m - Vire à curva apertada à esquerda
  24. 24 : km 16.54 - alt. 18 m - Vire à esquerda
  25. 25 : km 17.25 - alt. 6 m - Mantenha-se à direita
  26. E : km 17.35 - alt. 10 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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Walking Levada Do Furado de Ribeiro Frio

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Less busy than other levadas, the 10.5 Km walk is 4/5ths flat, with no change in altitude (very gentle slope all along the levada), except for a 200-meter drop in altitude on the last 2 Km of the walk.
Take a cab back to the starting point.

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↔5.38 km ↗+362 m ↘-358 m ◔2h 35 ▲Moderate
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Pico do Arieiro Pico Ruivo crossing
↔9.82 km ↗+1,909 m ↘-1,912 m ◔8h 15 ▲Difficult
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A fabulous but demanding hike that leads through exceptional panoramas and vertiginous peaks to the island's highest summit.
Although the route is completely safe, it may not be suitable for those prone to vertigo. The path is paved throughout and includes tunnels.
N.B. The altitude difference shown is obviously overestimated (which happens in very steep terrain like this): count on around 1000m.

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Walker
Ponta de Sao Lourenco
↔6.40 km ↗+431 m ↘-430 m ◔3h 05 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Machico (Madeira)

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