Fanal Laurisilva Forest – Fanal Laurel Forest loop from Lavada dos Cedros

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Fanal Laurisilva Forest – Fanal Laurel Forest loop from Lavada dos Cedros

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Fanal Laurisilva Forest – Fanal Laurel Forest loop from Lavada dos Cedros

02:33

7.89km

340m

Hiking

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

Last updated: October 14, 2026

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Waypoints

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2.79 km

Fanal Laurisilva Forest

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A great forest. Best here when it's a bit foggy.

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3.43 km

Ancient Laurel Forest of Fanal

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A great experience in fog 👍

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3.64 km

Fanal Laurel Forest

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In cloudy weather conditions, the fairy forest gets an additional mystical atmosphere that fits here.

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4.12 km

Fanal Ancient Laurel Forest

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Fanal is an ancient laurel forest where gnarled, moss-covered trees stand like sculptures in a green, hilly landscape. Especially in fog, a mystical atmosphere prevails, making every step feel like …

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4.19 km

View of the Laurisilva Forest, Madeira Natural Park

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The twisted laurel trees in the Fanal Forest, with their gnarled trunks and arched branches, look like natural sculptures. Especially in fog, a mystical atmosphere prevails, making every step seem …

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4.23 km

Ancient Trees of Madeira Natural Park

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The ancient trees in Madeira Natural Park stand like living sculptures in the forest, their trunks gnarled and branches draped in moss. Amidst the mist, birdsong, and lush greenery, an …

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4.32 km

The ancient laurel trees in Fanal Forest, with their gnarled trunks and moss-draped branches, stand like living sculptures in the landscape. Especially in fog, a slightly mystical atmosphere prevails, where …

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4.63 km

Laurisilva Trees

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Beautiful and ancient laurel trees line this area

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7.89 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.75 km

522 m

269 m

237 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.22 km

1.80 km

522 m

247 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

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Comments

April 17, 2025,🇵🇹 Exploring Madeira: Fanal – mystischer Lorbeerwald

There are so many beautiful things to discover on Madaira!
Like the mystical laurel forest on Fanal with its drifting mist!
Unfortunately, some of the beautiful and spectacular hiking trails, like the PR1 from Pico Areeiro to Pico Ruivo (😔), are closed due to storm damage...

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June 22, 2024,Einstieg PR14 nach Fanal-Rocha dos Ingleses- Retour

Good starting point to avoid the hustle and bustle of the "Fanal" car park. Briefly along the Levada dos Cedros PR14, left over the Levada through the forest towards Fanal.

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September 12, 2026,Fanal Forest * Levada do Cedros 🌫👯‍♂️😁

the forest is great 🤩, the rest of the hike to the levada not very interesting, in the end it is better to do a short tour in the forest and another levada with more view

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April 17, 2025,Madeira– Florestal do Fanal, Porto Moniz

A short hike to the famous, gnarled laurel trees in the Fanal Forest. Many of the trees, over a thousand years old, are true monuments, incredibly thick and with numerous dead branches. And when the fog drifts through these living, natural works of art, a truly mystical atmosphere emerges.

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