PR 3.1 - Caminho Real do Monte
- Location
- Monte, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Duration
- 120
- Distance
- 5.5 km (one way, 11 km out and back)
- Cost
- Free
- Start Point
- Ribeira das Cales - Funchal Ecological Park Welcome Centre
- End Point
- Monte
Sunrise and Sunset on This Trail
- Sunset behind the mountain ridge at km 0.3 from the trailhead: Feb 23 to Oct 19. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise over the open ocean at km 2.5 from the trailhead: Oct 20 to Feb 22. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise behind the mountain ridge at km 2.5 from the trailhead: Mar 8 to Oct 6. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Evening golden hour at km 2.9 from the trailhead: Aug 25 to Apr 17. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Morning golden hour at km 2.9 from the trailhead: Aug 16 to Apr 28. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset over the open ocean at km 2.9 from the trailhead: Oct 2 to Mar 11. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
Connect valley to village on this historic 5.5km trail linking Ribeira das Cales to Monte parish.
Passage Places: Ribeira das Cales – Monte