Levada do Castelejo
- Location
- Porto da Cruz, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Duration
- 150
- Distance
- 11.8 km (one way, 23.6 km out and back)
Sunrise and Sunset on This Trail
- Sunrise over the open ocean at km 3.9 from the trailhead: Mar 17 to Sep 27. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Morning golden hour at km 4.2 from the trailhead: Mar 8 to Oct 6. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise behind the mountain ridge at km 4.8 from the trailhead: Oct 8 to Mar 7. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise over the open ocean at km 10.7 from the trailhead: Jun 4 to Jul 9. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset behind the mountain ridge at km 11.7 from the trailhead: Jun 5 to Jul 7. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
Levada do Castelejo is a long levada walk near Porto da Cruz, followed out and back along the channel between roughly 260 and 360 m of altitude, with about 135 m of ascent over the round trip. Allow just under 7 h at a normal pace, or turn around earlier for a shorter day.