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Ponta Do Sol

View all the way to the Atlantic – View into the valley loop from Bica da cana

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Ponta Do Sol

View all the way to the Atlantic – View into the valley loop from Bica da cana

Moderate

4.2

(74)

297

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View all the way to the Atlantic – View into the valley loop from Bica da cana

04:01

13.7km

360m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Parque Natural da Madeira

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7.04 km

View all the way to the Atlantic

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From here, a wide view opens down to the houses on Madeira's south coast. On the narrow country road you can see how the motorists drive slalom around the cows living here.

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7.09 km

Wooden stile in Madeira Natural Park

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Very close to the fence crossing is the large pine tree. The entire area is being reforested here.

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7.27 km

The Great Tree of Parque Natural da Madeira

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7.35 km

Impressive pine tree

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At the roadside stands a lonely, huge pine. Especially in the summer she gives soothing shade.

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8.67 km

Narrow staircase along the Levada

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The trail is currently (10/2024) not recommended! The first and last third of the hike goes through the part of the island destroyed by fire. A very sad sight - …

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9.59 km

View into the valley

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The most beautiful views change at every bend.

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10.6 km

Waterfall in Parque Natural da Madeira

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From here to the plateau, the levada is pretty run down. Still, it's a beautiful section.

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11.9 km

Paul da Serra Plateau

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I wouldn't do the further path up to the first wind turbine and along the wind turbines again. It's rather boring. It's better to walk the entire Levada path back from here.

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13.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.89 km

4.36 km

1.36 km

149 m

Surfaces

9.48 km

2.40 km

1.36 km

191 m

184 m

148 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,560 m)

Lowest point (1,290 m)

Weather

Tuesday 1 September

25°C

17°C

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Comments

September 28, 2024,Madeira: Levada do Paul 2 oder Levada da Bica da Cana

At first, there are wide paths with a wide view and a few wind turbines. In the second half, you walk along the levada, which soon becomes challenging and requires a head for heights and surefootedness. In our case, there had been a fire shortly before, so there were no plants to prevent you from seeing into the depths.
The …

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May 22, 2022,Gewaltige Pinie – Ausblick ins Tal Runde von São Vicente

Great tour, very varied and the gorse smells so nice

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September 25, 2024,Wandern auf Madeira - Rundwanderung entlang der Levada do Paul

I found today's hike at @Jürgen. Thank you for sharing!
And what can I say, it was a really exciting experience today. Jürgen described in his documentation that the paths are unsecured and sometimes very narrow. That's true. I was unlucky again today that the part with the challenge was recently on fire and the vegetation that could visually distract …

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February 14, 2024,[560] Madeira: Entlang der Levada do Paul | Runde von Santa do Paul da Serra (ER 209) 🌤️2🥾

A beautiful Levada hike with great views. We start at the small chapel of Santa do Paul da Serra. It is located directly on the ER209. The path initially leads downhill until we reach the Levada do Paul. It meanders beautifully along the slope and offers great views of the steep walls with their many waterfalls and the coast near …

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November 14, 2022,Madeira - Levada do Bica da Cana / Ost

Countless levadas (waterways) have been laid out on Madeira, along which you can usually walk leisurely. Some have a higher profile, others a lower one. This levada is more of the latter, although the view of the coast some 1000m below is quite impressive - when the view is clear of fog. That day we walked the first half of …

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July 3, 2023,Die Levada do Bica da Cana als Rundwanderung.

Great levada hike.
Long pants would be useful, since a lot is overgrown.

It was supposed to be a little acclimatization tour. But just as a round trip tour. But we felt fit enough on the tour and thought about making a circular hike out of it.
Originally we wanted to go down the mountain and walk parallel to the …

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View all the way to the Atlantic – View into the valley loop from Bica da cana

View all the way to the Atlantic

Wooden stile in Madeira Natural Park

The Great Tree of Parque Natural da Madeira

Impressive pine tree

Narrow staircase along the Levada

View into the valley

Waterfall in Parque Natural da Madeira

Paul da Serra Plateau

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