A slice of the catalogue
Trails in Madeira's mountains: Areeiro, Pico Ruivo and Encumeada
The massif of the highest peaks and the Encumeada pass: the ridge from Pico do Areeiro, the climb to Pico Ruivo from Achada do Teixeira, Balcões and the Levada do Furado from Ribeiro Frio. Up here the weather decides more than your fitness does.
12 trails in this selection
PR 1Vereda do Areeiro7.0 km · 1857 mPR 1.2Vereda do Pico Ruivo2.8 km · 1857 mPR 1.3Vereda da Encumeada11.2 km · 1764 mPR 2Vereda do Urzal10.6 km · 1450 mPR 3Vereda do Burro10.4 km · 1805 mPR 4Levada do Barreiro5.2 km · 1650 mPR 10Levada do Furado11.0 km · 880 mPR 11Vereda dos Balcões1.5 km · 880 mPR 12Caminho Real da Encumeada12.5 km · 1323 mPR 17Caminho do Pináculo e Folhadal15.0 km · 1490 mPR 21Caminho do Norte5.1 km · 1000 mPR 22Vereda do Chão dos Louros1.9 km · 890 m
Check each trail's status on its own page on the day you set out: closures are announced from one day to the next.
The ridges are far windier than the coast and can be 10 degrees colder than Funchal. Check the weather strip before you drive up.
See also
The selection is computed from catalogue data, and difficulty follows the official classification where we have it. Judging your own ability is down to you.