Caminho Real 25
- Location
- São Vicente to Funchal, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Distance
- 38.79 km (one way, 77.6 km out and back)
- Start Point
- São Vicente (north)
- End Point
- Funchal (south)
The royal road over the Encumeada pass: the historic land link between São Vicente on the north coast and Funchal, climbing through the great central valley. Its central 12 km are walked today as PR 12 - Caminho Real da Encumeada, the designated stretch of this very road. Official route by the Associação Caminho Real.