Vereda do Lombo Barbinhas
Vereda do Lombo Barbinhas is a difficult vereda (footpath) trail near Calheta in north-west Madeira. The route is 6.5 km one way, from Chão da Ribeira / trout-farm access, Seixal to Paúl da Serra, ER209 roadside trail access. Allow about 3 h 50 min (4 h 40 min at an easy pace). No permit is needed.
6.5 km one way · about 3 h 50 min · Difficult · No permit
Today's Trail Score (Sun, Oct 18): 27 out of 100, Terrible.
Trail facts
- Distance
- 6.5 km one way
- Time
- Easy 4 h 40 min · Avg 3 h 50 min · Fast 2 h 50 min
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Area
- Calheta, north-west Madeira
- Start
- Chão da Ribeira / trout-farm access, Seixal
- End
- Paúl da Serra, ER209 roadside trail access
- Elevation
- 952 m up, 11 m down, 461 to 1,424 m
- Route Registry code
- VER 221
- Permit
- Not needed
- Status
- Unverified
- Safety
- This is a true one-way route with endpoints far apart by road; arrange a two-car shuttle or a confirmed pickup before starting.
- Safety
- Expect steep wooden steps, river/stream crossings, wet levada edges and sections where old timber may be broken or rotten; slips and falls are credible hazards.
- Safety
- Wayfinding can be difficult where tracks are faint or overgrown. Carry an offline track, proper mountain footwear and adequate daylight; avoid swollen-water conditions.
- Safety
- Descriptions of a 500 m levada tunnel belong to a larger Lombo Barbinhas/Feitas loop variant and should not automatically be attributed to every traversal of the canonical linear relation.
About this trail
A long, little-used mountain connection between the high Paúl da Serra plateau and the forested Chão da Ribeira valley, crossing levada levels and steep wooded terrain before reaching the Seixal valley road system.
Questions about Vereda do Lombo Barbinhas
- Do I need a permit for Vereda do Lombo Barbinhas?
- No. It is not a classified PR trail, so no permit is needed.
- Where does Vereda do Lombo Barbinhas start?
- It starts at Chão da Ribeira / trout-farm access, Seixal.
- How long does Vereda do Lombo Barbinhas take?
- About 3 h 50 min at an average pace and 4 h 40 min at an easy pace, for 6.5 km one way.
Connected trails
- Overlap · 0.3 km: LEV 423 Levada de Muitas Ribeiras: Fonte das Folhadeiras - Lombo Queimado
- Overlap · 2.1 km: VER 211 Vereda da Terra Chã
Sunrise and sunset on this trail
This trail has 2 sunrise spots, 1 sunset spots and 1 golden hour spots. The exact spots, seasons and times are part of the Fun Pass.
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