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Levada Tunnel – Levada Tunnels loop from Gaula

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Levada Tunnel – Levada Tunnels loop from Gaula

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Levada Tunnel – Levada Tunnels loop from Gaula

02:49

9.45km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

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692 m

Levada dos Tornos Reservoir

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Reservoir for rainwater.

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1.76 km

View of the Lombo Barreto Gorge

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From some places on the Levada dos Tornos there are wonderful views of the gorge at Lombo Barreto

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2.49 km

Levada Tunnel

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They are the attraction of a levada hike, the tunnels.

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2.82 km

Waterfall Along Levada do Norte

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After or during heavy rain above, it can be a bit dangerous here, as it goes steeply downhill right at the edge of the path. Please be careful.

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2.93 km

Levada Path with Overhang

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The narrow path along the overhanging levada trail runs directly along the rock face, with a steep drop to the valley floor beside you. Beneath the overhanging rock overhang, you …

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3.38 km

Levada Waterfalls and Pools

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The Levada dos Tornos is impassable from the waterfall junction towards Camacha due to a landslide. It is passable from the direction of Gaula as far as the waterfalls; from …

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4.77 km

Levada do Caniço Trail

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On the tour Levada do Canico there are two tunnels, here the lower tunnel, you can only bent over and run with flashlight.

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7.46 km

Levada Tunnels

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It is the tunnels that make a levada hike exciting and adventurous.

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9.45 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.40 km

509 m

505 m

Surfaces

7.84 km

1.07 km

393 m

111 m

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Comments

January 20, 2024,4/24 Levadas dos Tornos, 👍

Wonderful tour, three tunnels, a waterfall to go through, little adventure 😄
The time is wrong, for whatever reason.

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December 3, 2023,Levada dos Tornos - Spaziergang mit Wasserfall und Tunnels

As experienced hikers, we of course have excellent headlamps for such cases.
But they're of little use when they're at home 😄😅

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