Levada Nova da Calheta: Fontanário da Caixa - Tomada de Água da Calheta
Levada Nova da Calheta: Fontanário da Caixa - Tomada de Água da Calheta is a moderate levada trail near Calheta in south-west Madeira. The route is 9.3 km one way, from Fontanario da Caixa to Calheta intake. Allow about 2 h 5 min (2 h 30 min at an easy pace). No permit is needed.
9.3 km one way · about 2 h 5 min · Moderate · No permit
Today's Trail Score (Sun, Oct 18): 71 out of 100, Acceptable.
Trail facts
- Distance
- 9.3 km one way
- Time
- Easy 2 h 30 min · Avg 2 h 5 min · Fast 1 h 35 min
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Area
- Calheta, south-west Madeira
- Start
- Fontanario da Caixa
- End
- Calheta intake
- Elevation
- 20 m up, 0 m down, 657 to 677 m
- Route Registry code
- LEV 126
- Permit
- Not needed
- Status
- Unverified
- Safety
- Levada paths are narrow in places, with drops beside the channel. Keep children close and stay on the walkway.
- Safety
- The first 8 km of this stage have no road access. Carry water and do not start late in the day.
- Safety
- At the Calheta intake the channel continues east as the Levada Nova do Arco da Calheta.
About this trail
Final stage of the Levada Nova da Calheta trail, running the deep wooded ravines above Estreito da Calheta to the intake where the channel begins. Part of the Levada Nova da Calheta system, the long west-coast levada between Ponta do Pargo and the hills above Calheta.
Questions about Levada Nova da Calheta: Fontanário da Caixa - Tomada de Água da Calheta
- Do I need a permit for Levada Nova da Calheta: Fontanário da Caixa - Tomada de Água da Calheta?
- No. It is not a classified PR trail, so no permit is needed.
- Where does Levada Nova da Calheta: Fontanário da Caixa - Tomada de Água da Calheta start?
- It starts at Fontanario da Caixa.
- How long does Levada Nova da Calheta: Fontanário da Caixa - Tomada de Água da Calheta take?
- About 2 h 5 min at an average pace and 2 h 30 min at an easy pace, for 9.3 km one way.
Connected trails
Sunrise and sunset on this trail
This trail has 2 sunrise spots, 2 sunset spots and 2 golden hour spots. The exact spots, seasons and times are part of the Fun Pass.
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