Learn more about the footpaths officially recommended by the Regional Government of Madeira, classified as small routes (PR) and identified by a sequential number.
Currently, the List of Recommended Walking Routes includes 30 hiking trails, located in Madeira island of and three others are located in Porto Santo island, as displayed below:
Update: 6th February 2023
| PR 1 | Vereda do Pico do Areeiro (Pico do Areeiro-Pico Ruivo) West path (through the tunnels) East path (through Pico das Torres) – Closed | Santana | OPEN |
| PR 1.1 | Vereda da Ilha (Pico Ruivo – Ilha) | Santana | OPEN |
| PR 1.2 | Vereda do Pico Ruivo (Achada do Teixeira – Pico Ruivo) | Santana | OPEN |
| PR 1.3 | Vereda da Encumeada (Pico Ruivo – Encumeada) | Ribeira Brava | OPEN |
| PR 2 | Vereda do Urzal ( Curral das Freiras – Boaventura) | Câmara de Lobos | CLOSED |
| PR 3 | Vereda do Burro (Pico do Areeiro – Ribeira das Cales) | Funchal | OPEN |
| PR 3.1 | Caminho Real do Monte (Ribeira das Cales – Monte) | Funchal | OPEN |
| PR 4 | Levada do Barreiro (Poço da Neve – Casa do Barreiro) | Funchal | OPEN |
| PR 5 | Vereda das Funduras (Portela – Maroços) | Machico | OPEN |
| PR 6 | Levada das 25 fontes (Rabaçal – 25 Fontes) | Calheta | OPEN |
| PR 6.1 | Levada do Risco (Rabaçal – Risco) | Calheta | OPEN |
| PR 6.2 | Levada do Alecrim (Rabaçal – Nascente da Levada do Alecrim) | Calheta | OPEN |
| PR 6.3 | Vereda da Lagoa do Vento (Rabaçal- Lagoa do Vento) | Calheta | OPEN |
| PR 7 | Levada do Moinho (Ribeira da Cruz – Lamaceiros) | Porto Moniz | OPEN |
| PR 8 | Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço (Baia d´Abra – Cais do Sardinha) | Machico | OPEN |
| PR 9 | Levada do Caldeirão Verde (Queimadas – Caldeirão Verde – Caldeirão do Inferno) | Santana | CLOSED |
| PR 10 | Levada do Furado (Ribeiro Frio – Portela) | Machico | OPEN |
| PR 11 | Vereda dos Balcões (Ribeiro Frio – Balcões) | Santana | OPEN |
| PR 12 | Caminho Real da Encumeada (Boca da Corrida – Encumeada – Ribeira Grande) | Ribeira Brava | CLOSED |
| PR 13 | Vereda do Fanal (Assobiadores – Paul da Serra – Fanal) | Porto Moniz | OPEN |
| PR 14 | Levada dos Cedros (Fanal – Curral Falso) | Porto Moniz | CLOSED |
| PR 15 | Vereda da Ribeira da Janela (Curral Falso – Ribeira da janela) | Porto Moniz | OPEN |
| PR 16 | Levada Fajã do Rodrigues (Fajã da Ama – Ribeira da Janela) | São Vicente | OPEN |
| PR 17 | Caminho do Pináculo e Folhadal (Lombo do Mouro – Caramujo – Folhadal – Encumeada) | Ribeira Brava | CLOSED |
| PR 18 | Levada do Rei (Quebradas – Ribeiro Bonito) | Santana | OPEN |
| PR 19 | Caminho Real do Paul do Mar (Prazeres – Paul do Mar) | Calheta | OPEN |
| PR 20 | Vereda do Jardim do Mar ( Prazeres – Jardim do Mar) | Calheta | CLOSED |
| PR 21 | Caminho do Norte (Encumeada – Ribeira Grande) | São Vicente | OPEN |
| PR 22 | Vereda do Chão dos Louros | São Vicente | OPEN |
| PR 23 | Levada da Azenha (Azenha – Caminho Velho do Castelo) | Santa Cruz | CLOSED |
| Um caminho para todos | Santana | OPEN | |
| PS PR 1 | Vereda do Pico Branco e Terra Chã (ER 111 – Terra Chã) | Porto Santo | OPEN |
| PS PR 2 | Vereda do Pico do Castelo (Moledo – Pico do Castelo) | Porto Santo | OPEN |
| PS PR 3 | Levada do Pico do Castelo (Camacha – Ribeiro Formoso – Capela da Graça) | Porto Santo | OPEN |
Hello, have you any info about opening closed routes?
Could you please let us know when the trail from Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo will be open?
Dear Gerda, thank you for writing us.
Unfortunately, we still don’t have any information when they’ll open the routes.
We will be posting in our group some information as soon as we have it.
Thank you