Vereda da Ribeira Funda
Also known as: Vereda do Castanheiro
- Location
- Porto Moniz, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Duration
- 165
- Distance
- 4.7 km (one way, 9.4 km out and back)
- Start Point
- Estrada António Germias de Sousa, Ribeira Funda
- End Point
- Posto Florestal do Fanal / ER209
Sunrise and Sunset on This Trail
- Sunrise behind the mountain ridge at km 1.1 from the trailhead: Sep 30 to Mar 14. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset behind the mountain ridge at km 1.8 from the trailhead: Apr 26 to May 21, Jul 22 to Aug 16. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Morning golden hour at km 3.0 from the trailhead: Feb 18 to Oct 25. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise over the open ocean at km 3.0 from the trailhead: Mar 18 to Sep 26. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset behind the mountain ridge at km 3.1 from the trailhead: Sep 9 to Apr 2. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Evening golden hour at km 3.6 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset over the open ocean at km 4.0 from the trailhead: Mar 27 to Sep 16. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
A sustained unmarked climb from the small Ribeira Funda settlement through native forest to the Fanal plateau.