Veredas da Atalaia e do Lombinho
- Location
- Calheta, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Duration
- 105
- Distance
- 2.5 km (one way, 5 km out and back)
- Start Point
- Caminho do Aviceiro, Raposeira do Lugarinho
- End Point
- Avenida dos Pescadores Paulenses, Paul do Mar
Sunrise and Sunset on This Trail
- Evening golden hour at km 0.0 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Morning golden hour at km 0.0 from the trailhead: Nov 27 to Jan 15. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise behind the mountain ridge at km 0.0 from the trailhead: Sep 21 to Mar 23. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset over the open ocean at km 0.0 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
A historic cliff-side connection from the agricultural terraces above Paul do Mar to the coast. The Atalaia descent crosses rough, exposed slope terrain to ER223; the municipal itinerary then uses the Lombinho stairs/path through banana-growing land to the avenue.