Levada do Lajeado
- Location
- Calheta, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Duration
- 105
- Distance
- 1.9 km (one way, 3.8 km out and back)
- Start Point
- Lajeado (ER209), Campo Pequeno / Ovil viewpoint vicinity
- End Point
- Ribeira do Alecrim / damaged aqueduct at the far end of the municipal trace
Sunrise and Sunset on This Trail
- Sunrise behind the mountain ridge at km 0.0 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset behind the mountain ridge at km 0.1 from the trailhead: Jun 8 to Jul 4. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset behind the mountain ridge at km 0.9 from the trailhead: May 24 to Jul 19. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset over the open ocean at km 1.8 from the trailhead: Jul 28 to May 15. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
A short high-altitude levada excursion across the open Paul da Serra plateau, passing heather, watercourses and small falls before reaching the remains of an aqueduct near Ribeira do Alecrim; return by the same path.