Vereda do Pico Castanho
- Location
- Machico, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Duration
- 240
- Distance
- 4.3 km (one way, 8.6 km out and back)
- Start Point
- Casa dos Levadeiros / Levada do Caniçal at Poço do Gil
- End Point
- Boca do Risco junction
Sunrise and Sunset on This Trail
- Sunrise over the open ocean at km 1.1 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset behind the mountain ridge at km 1.1 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Evening golden hour at km 3.0 from the trailhead: Apr 28 to Aug 13. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
A strenuous, rugged climb from the Levada do Caniçal through agricultural slopes and eucalyptus/exotic woodland to Pico Castanho and onward across undulating ridge terrain to Boca do Risco, with broad views over Machico, Caniçal and the east coast.