Levada da Serra da Alegria (Inferior)
Also known as: Levada Nova da Serra da Alegria, Levada Nova de São Roque, Levada da Fonte Vermelha
- Location
- São Roque, Funchal, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Duration
- 70
- Distance
- 2.9 km (one way, 5.8 km out and back)
- Start Point
- Serra da Alegria (west)
- End Point
- Lombo do Galeão
Sunrise and Sunset on This Trail
- Evening golden hour at km 2.4 from the trailhead: Sep 8 to Apr 3. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Morning golden hour at km 2.4 from the trailhead: Sep 18 to Mar 25. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise over the open ocean at km 2.4 from the trailhead: Oct 28 to Feb 14. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise behind the mountain ridge at km 2.4 from the trailhead: Feb 28 to May 29, Jul 15 to Oct 13. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset over the open ocean at km 2.4 from the trailhead: Oct 10 to Mar 3. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
The lower of two old irrigation channels contouring the São Roque hills above Funchal, ending at Lombo do Galeão. Non-operational; the lower route saw partial local clearing around 2012 but the channel is otherwise unmaintained.