Caminho das Voltas
- Location
- Porto Moniz, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Duration
- 90
- Distance
- 3.2 km (one way, 6.4 km out and back)
- Start Point
- Chão da Ribeira, near the Laurissilva snack-bar/restaurant access
- End Point
- Fanal / ER209 upper junction
Sunrise and Sunset on This Trail
- Evening golden hour at km 3.0 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise behind the mountain ridge at km 3.0 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset over the open ocean at km 3.1 from the trailhead: Apr 30 to Aug 13, Dec 1 to Jan 11. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset behind the mountain ridge at km 3.1 from the trailhead: Feb 20 to Apr 17, Aug 25 to Oct 21. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
A steep historic series of turns climbing roughly 800 m from Chão da Ribeira through Laurisilva to the Fanal plateau.