Levada do Caniço
Also known as: Levada do Caniço de Baixo, Levada dos Moinhos da Assomada, Levada dos Salgados
- Location
- Camacha, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Duration
- 90
- Distance
- 4.7 km (one way, 9.4 km out and back)
- Start Point
- Camacha
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 0.1 from the trailhead: Jan 14 to Nov 29. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise behind the mountain ridge at km 3.0 from the trailhead: Nov 30 to Jan 12. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise over the open ocean at km 4.3 from the trailhead: Feb 1 to Nov 11. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise behind the mountain ridge at km 4.7 from the trailhead: Nov 25 to Jan 19. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
Levada walk starting at Camacha, following the narrow channel that carries water down towards Caniço. An easy, level path between cane thickets and terraced ground on the sunny southeast side of the island, with a rock face on one side for much of the way.