PR 11 - Vereda dos Balcões
PR 11 - Vereda dos Balcões is an easy official PR hiking trail near Ribeiro Frio in the north of Madeira. The route is 1.5 km to a dead end and back the same way, 3 km in all, from E.R. 103 (Ribeiro Frio) to Balcões. Allow about 40 min (50 min at an easy pace). A government permit is needed (4.50 EUR per visitor over 12). The number is the official IFCN designation, kept exactly as issued. One of 43 official routes in the Madeira Fun Route Registry.
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Record
| Code | PR 11 (key PR-11) |
|---|---|
| Family | Official Route |
| Number issued by | IFCN - Instituto das Florestas e Conservacao da Natureza (Governo Regional da Madeira) |
| Where | Ribeiro Frio, Madeira, Portugal |
| Start point | 32.73538, -16.88622 |
| Distance | 1.5 km, point to point |
| Status | open (source: IFCN) Being listed here says nothing about whether a route is open. Check official notices before you go. |
| In the app | Yes |
Official References
- IFCN: PR11 | Vereda dos Balcões (https://ifcn.madeira.gov.pt/pt/atividades-de-natureza/percursos-pedestres-recomendados/percursos-pedestres-recomendados.html)
- IFCN: official one-way distance 1,5 km (+ 1,5 km de regresso)
Sources
- IFCN, Percursos pedestres recomendados: https://ifcn.madeira.gov.pt/pt/atividades-de-natureza/percursos-pedestres-recomendados/percursos-pedestres-recomendados.html
- IFCN, Official trail panel: https://ifcn.madeira.gov.pt/images/FotosArtigos/ActivNatureza/PercPedRecom/Paineis_Net/pr11.jpg
- visitmadeira.com: https://visitmadeira.com/en/what-to-do/nature-seekers/activities/hiking/pr-11-vereda-dos-balcoes/
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
Reviewed 30 October 2026. How the codes work.
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PR 11 PR 11 - Vereda dos Balcões. Madeira Fun Route Registry, Madeira Fun, 2026. https://madeira.fun/routes/pr-11
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