View of Boaventura – View of Boaventura loop from Ponta Delgada

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Ponta Delgada

View of Boaventura – View of Boaventura loop from Ponta Delgada

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View of Boaventura – View of Boaventura loop from Ponta Delgada

05:09

13.0km

840m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parque Natural da Madeira

Zona de Proteção Especial da Laurissilva da Madeira

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.34 km

Tunnel of the Old Coastal Road

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There is also a junction here. Either along the old road between Ponta Delgada and Boaventura or via the stairs over the mountain.

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5.44 km

Levada da Achada Grande Waterfall

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Great place to rest and a little refreshment

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5.50 km

Levada Trail in Madeira Natural Park

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Very beautiful and rustic section of the path.

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6.21 km

View of Boaventura

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Wonderful view of the town.

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7.77 km

View of Boaventura

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Very nice view down to the village of Boa Ventura.

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9.50 km

View of Ponta Delgada

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The route back along the coast from São Christovao to Ponta Delgada should be approached with extreme caution. There have apparently been some severe landslides recently, and parts of the …

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9.57 km

Stairway of 1000 Steps to Boaventura

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13.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.14 km

3.45 km

2.36 km

1.19 km

892 m

Surfaces

4.14 km

3.96 km

1.89 km

1.47 km

1.10 km

475 m

Elevation

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Monday 5 October

24°C

14°C

10 %

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Comments

May 26, 2025,Montag: Levada Quelle – Waterfall and good resting place loop from Pico Alto

Use the car park at the Complexo Balnear da Ponta Delgada, beteeen pool and church. There is plenty of space.

March 1, 2023,Madeira: Rundwanderung von Ponta Delgada über Boaventura

The first section to Boaventura along the old coastal road can only be recommended to a limited extent, since the road is buried after the old tunnel and is difficult to walk on when it is wet. The actual length of the tour should be almost 2 km longer. The descent from the source is partly over stones in the …

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May 4, 2025,Madeira -RW um Bonaventura

Rother Hiking Guide Tours 29 and 32. What a hike!!!
Coastal paths, mountains, levadas (man-made waterways)...all in a jungle-like landscape with a magnificent sea backdrop.

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July 4, 2022,🇵🇹 Madeira: Levada de Cima - Levada da Achada Grande - Boaventura u.z. 04.07.2022

A very nice tour mostly along two levadas. There was plenty of water, from above, beside you and slippery ground below you...
Still very impressive for us.
We owe the route to Ralf Goetz in his hiking guide at ROTHER.

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November 26, 2022,Hood erkunden: Ponta Delgata - Boaventura - São Christovao über die Levadas … äääämääääzing!

Planning is one thing, on Madeira it doesn't mean that you can get through on this path (see 1st picture on the map) or that the path is still there at all (see last picture on the map - probably a landslide). We explored our hood, followed the trail of the Maxi Race by chance (it's on December 3rd and …

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