Levada Nova da Calheta: Tomada de Água da Calheta - Caminho Cales e Chada
Levada Nova da Calheta: Tomada de Água da Calheta - Caminho Cales e Chada is a moderate levada trail near Calheta in south-west Madeira. The route is 4.5 km one way, from Calheta intake to Caminho Cales e Chada. Allow about 1 h (1 h 15 min at an easy pace). No permit is needed.
4.5 km one way · about 1 h · Moderate · No permit
Today's Trail Score (Sun, Oct 18): 71 out of 100, Acceptable.
Trail facts
- Distance
- 4.5 km one way
- Time
- Easy 1 h 15 min · Avg 1 h · Fast 45 min
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Area
- Calheta, south-west Madeira
- Start
- Calheta intake
- End
- Caminho Cales e Chada
- Elevation
- 0 m up, 13 m down, 643 to 661 m
- Route Registry code
- LEV 127
- 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
- Stage 6 arrives at the same intake from the west, so the full system can be walked end to end.
About this trail
Seventh stage of the Levada Nova da Calheta trail: from the intake above Calheta the eastern channel sets off toward Arco da Calheta. Part of the Levada Nova da Calheta system, the long west-coast levada from Ponta do Pargo to Arco da Calheta.
Questions about Levada Nova da Calheta: Tomada de Água da Calheta - Caminho Cales e Chada
- Do I need a permit for Levada Nova da Calheta: Tomada de Água da Calheta - Caminho Cales e Chada?
- No. It is not a classified PR trail, so no permit is needed.
- Where does Levada Nova da Calheta: Tomada de Água da Calheta - Caminho Cales e Chada start?
- It starts at Calheta intake.
- How long does Levada Nova da Calheta: Tomada de Água da Calheta - Caminho Cales e Chada take?
- About 1 h at an average pace and 1 h 15 min at an easy pace, for 4.5 km one way.
Connected trails
Sunrise and sunset on this trail
This trail has 3 sunset spots. The exact spots, seasons and times are part of the Fun Pass.
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