Levada do Caldeirão Verde (PR9)
Stunning levada walk through UNESCO Laurisilva forest with tunnels and waterfalls, ending at the green lagoon of Caldeirão Verde.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Distance
- 13 km
- Time
- about 4.5 hours
- Climb
- 100 m
- Route
- Out & Back
- Start
- Queimadas
- Finish
- Caldeirão Verde
- Best time
- Morning
- Access and fees
- Requires 4.50 EUR reservation, extension to Caldeirão Inferno closed, very popular
- Parking
- Free parking at Queimadas Forest Park
- Hazards
- Four tunnels require headlamp, narrow paths after tunnels, can be wet
Microclimate zone: North Coast. Starts Queimadas (900m) in Santana area, follows levada through north-facing valleys
Waypoints
- Queimadas Parking, 900 m
- Queimadas Trailhead, 880 m
- First Waterfall, 900 m
- First Tunnel, 920 m
- Tunnel 4 Exit, 940 m
- Caldeirão Verde, 960 m