Levada do Faial Histórica - Stage 4: ER202 to Lombo da Raiz
Also known as: Levada da Serra, Levada da Serra do Faial (histórica)
- Location
- Santo Antonio da Serra, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Duration
- 135
- Distance
- 6.2 km (one way, 12.4 km out and back)
- Start Point
- ER202
- End Point
- Lombo da Raiz
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 0.0 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Morning golden hour at km 0.1 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise over the open ocean at km 0.1 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset behind the mountain ridge at km 5.3 from the trailhead: Jun 7 to Jul 5. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset behind the mountain ridge at km 6.3 from the trailhead: Jun 15 to Jun 27. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
Final stage of the Levada da Serra walk, through the high laurel forest to Lombo da Raiz, where the walk meets the official PR 10 - Levada do Furado route toward Ribeiro Frio and Portela. Part of the Levada da Serra (do Faial) system, the long forest levada from the hills above Funchal to the Faial water house at Lombo da Raiz.