Caminho Real 24
- Location
- Faial to Funchal, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Distance
- 35.1 km (one way, 70.2 km out and back)
- Start Point
- Faial (north)
- End Point
- Funchal (south)
A historic royal road crossing the island from the north coast at Faial over the mountains to Funchal, built before the Republic to link the coasts by land. Today its central stretch through Monte is walked as PR 3.1 - Caminho Real do Monte. Official route by the Associação Caminho Real.