PR 8 - Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço
PR 8 - Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço is a moderate official PR hiking trail near Caniçal in north-east Madeira. The route is 4 km to a dead end and back the same way, 8 km in all, from Baía d'Abra to Casa do Sardinha. Allow about 1 h 45 min (2 h 10 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 8 (key PR-8) |
|---|---|
| Family | Official Route |
| Number issued by | IFCN - Instituto das Florestas e Conservacao da Natureza (Governo Regional da Madeira) |
| Where | Caniçal, Madeira, Portugal |
| Start point | 32.74326, -16.70104 |
| Distance | 4 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: PR8 | Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço (https://ifcn.madeira.gov.pt/pt/atividades-de-natureza/percursos-pedestres-recomendados/percursos-pedestres-recomendados.html)
- IFCN: official one-way distance 4 km (+ 4 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/pr8.jpg
- visitmadeira.com: https://visitmadeira.com/en/what-to-do/nature-seekers/activities/hiking/pr-8-vereda-da-ponta-de-sao-lourenco/
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
Reviewed 30 October 2026. How the codes work.
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PR 8 PR 8 - Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço. Madeira Fun Route Registry, Madeira Fun, 2026. https://madeira.fun/routes/pr-8
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