Levada Nova de Machico
- Location
- Machico, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Duration
- 110
- Distance
- 5.3 km (one way, 10.6 km out and back)
- Start Point
- Upper Machico valley (west)
- End Point
- Above Machico (east)
Sunrise and Sunset on This Trail
- Morning golden hour at km 0.0 from the trailhead: Mar 4 to Mar 28, Sep 15 to Oct 10. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise behind the mountain ridge at km 1.6 from the trailhead: Mar 3 to Oct 11. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise over the open ocean at km 5.1 from the trailhead: Aug 17 to Apr 26. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
A levada channel contouring the north slopes of the Machico valley. The water course is mapped for about 5 km, but no footpath is recorded along it: whether the channel bank can be walked end to end is unverified.