Levada do Blandy
Also known as: Levada da Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro, Levada do Palheiro Ferreiro
- Location
- Machico, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Duration
- 180
- Distance
- 11.4 km (one way, 22.8 km out and back)
- Start Point
- Levada do Blandy highland end, relation endpoint toward ER105
- End Point
- Levada do Blandy endpoint toward Poço / ER103
Sunrise and Sunset on This Trail
- Morning golden hour at km 0.0 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise over the open ocean at km 3.1 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset over the open ocean at km 3.1 from the trailhead: Oct 5 to Mar 8. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset behind the mountain ridge at km 5.5 from the trailhead: Mar 12 to Oct 1. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Evening golden hour at km 5.6 from the trailhead: Aug 23 to Apr 18. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset behind the mountain ridge at km 7.6 from the trailhead: Mar 15 to Sep 29. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise behind the mountain ridge at km 9.8 from the trailhead: May 25 to Jul 19, Nov 12 to Jan 30. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Evening golden hour at km 10.3 from the trailhead: Sep 28 to Mar 15. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset over the open ocean at km 10.3 from the trailhead: Oct 16 to Feb 25. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise over the open ocean at km 10.6 from the trailhead: Feb 14 to Oct 28. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
A highland section of the historic Blandy irrigation system, part of a much longer private levada carrying water from the Areeiro/Poço da Neve area toward Camacha and the Palheiro estate. The short hiking record is not yet geometrically trustworthy.