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Levada Nova

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Where the mountain stream rushes
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Interesting route away from the tourist hustle and bustle.

easy

Distance 9.5 km

3:00 h

136 m

117 m

681 m

630 m

Due to storm damage, the levada near Lombo da Velha could not be walked on a short section. Detour via the main road.

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Wolfgang Schulz

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easy

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681 m

Lowest point

630 m

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Slippery after rainfall!

Roadbook

Route start at the northern edge of Prazeres heading northwest - Lombo da Velha - Maloeira - Raposeira do Serrado - Lombado dos Cedros - end of the route at the R101 (bus stop and bar) above the village of Faja da Ovelha.

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Return to Prazeres by bus or taxi.

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Arrival with various charter airlines.

Scheduled flight from Frankfurt to Funchal with a stopover in Lisbon.

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At the northern edge of Prazeres.

Coordinates

32.756923, -17.200550

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32°45'24.9"N 17°12'02.0"W

UTM

28S 293850 3626482

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Book recommendation by the author

DUMONT travel guide Madeira ISBN 978-3-7701-7237_5

Author’s map recommendations

Kümmerly+Frey Madeira

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Standard hiking equipment

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Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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Difficulty

easy

Overall difficulty

easy

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Distance

9.5 km

Duration

3:00 h

Ascent

136 m

Descent

117 m

Highest point

681 m

Lowest point

630 m

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