Trails
Levada do Caldeirão Verde – Um Caminho para Todos (PR9.1)
A path for everyone beside the Caldeirão Verde levada from Queimadas
The place
Levada do Caldeirão Verde – Um Caminho para Todos is the official PR9.1, a one-way route of 1.9 km from the Queimadas forest park to the Pico das Pedras forest park, in the municipality of Santana. IFCN gives it about 45 minutes, and it is nearly level, between 870 m and 890 m. It is part of Um Caminho para Todos, a path for everyone: the route is laid out so that people with motor or visual disabilities can be in close touch with nature, and Visit Madeira says it can be done in an electric wheelchair on dry days.
The walkway follows the Levada do Caldeirão Verde, an 18th-century channel built to carry water from the Ribeiro do Caldeirão Verde to the farmland of Faial. The woods are a transition between laurissilva, the laurel forest UNESCO listed in 1999, and exotic trees planted by people: Madeira elder grows in dense groups, mosses and ferns cover banks and trunks, and the endemic Trocaz pigeon is easy to see. At Queimadas, where PR9 also starts, the Casa das Tradições Madeirenses holds a collection on the daily life and customs of past generations.
Highlights
- A nearly level walkway beside an 18th-century levada, laid out for people with motor or visual disabilities.
- Woods where laurissilva meets planted forest, with dense groups of Madeira elder and banks of moss and fern.
- The endemic Trocaz pigeon, which is easy to see here.
- The Casa das Tradições Madeirenses at Queimadas, with its collection on the daily life of past generations.
When to come
A dry day: Visit Madeira says the route can then be done in an electric wheelchair. The weather changes often, so bring a warm layer and enough water.
Getting there
Start at the Queimadas forest park, where the panel map shows parking, toilets, a café, a mountain shelter and a leisure area; Visit Madeira gives parking at €2.00 an hour. The route ends at the Pico das Pedras forest park, which also has parking and toilets, so return the same way or arrange a pick-up there; the panel lists Táxis Santana, +351 291 572 540.
Worth knowing
- Booking and fee: pay through SIMplifica; €4.50 in 2026 for visitors over 12, with children 12 and under exempt.
- Distance and time: 1.9 km one way, about 45 minutes.
- Heights: between 870 m and 890 m, so the walkway is nearly level.
- Difficulty: easy, as the regional government's map portal rates it.
- Access: the route is laid out for people with motor or visual disabilities, and Visit Madeira says it can be done in an electric wheelchair on dry days. Visitors with a disability of 60% or more, and one companion, are exempt from the fee but must still book.
- Caution: IFCN warns that the weather changes often, so bring warm clothes.
- Caution: the panel advises carrying enough water to drink.
- Status: open on the IFCN list on 4 November 2026; check IFCN or SIMplifica before you go.
