From Maroços to the Miradouro da Portela — PR5 route on Madeira Island

Hiking trails & Routes

Machico

From Maroços to the Miradouro da Portela — PR5 route on Madeira Island

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4.3

(266)

1,190

hikers

From Maroços to the Miradouro da Portela — PR5 route on Madeira Island

05:46

15.9km

790m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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54 m

Vale de Maroços

Highlight • Settlement

Place where the namesake levada begins, part of the PR5 route. Right from the start you face a long sequence of tiring but beautiful steps. In good weather it is possible to admire the sea from a distance

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2.03 km

Funduras Forest on the Vereda das Funduras Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Short, seldom used connecting path from the forest road up to the levada. The path is difficult to recognize as such, but it is easy to walk. No markings or signposts, GPS on Komoot required!

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7.90 km

View of Penha de Águia from Portela

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Green mountains that extend to the blue depths of the sea: is it possible to describe the scenery that awaits visitors to the Miradouro da Portela in Madeira. Located at …

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15.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.61 km

6.66 km

749 m

561 m

301 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.55 km

6.66 km

561 m

437 m

339 m

336 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 23 October

22°C

18°C

19 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

April 19, 2025,Madeira Wanderweg PR5. Von Maroços bis zur Aussicht Miradouro da Portela und zurück

A very nice hike on the PR5. Unfortunately, the GPS had a few hiccups, but the path is still recognizable. 😂
Anyone who hikes through Madeira's nature just wonders what doesn't grow here. It's amazing! Nature takes everything here.

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February 16, 2025,P-MAD-Ribeira de Machico Urwald-12-N1

A great tour through many giant ferns up to 10 m high. A real jungle tour, even if the first and last 1.5 km are a forest path. But even there there is great vegetation and some beautiful views. I would advise against taking the path that curves back to the outward route from the turning point at a sharp …

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November 25, 2021,Wanderung Vereda das Funduras ab Portela

Nice hike through the UNESCO World Heritage with exciting vegetation. Unfortunately, there is no place to stop for a break.

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June 17, 2025,Von Portela durch den Lorbeer- und Farnwald zur Casa das Funduras und zurück

Beautiful hike, through forest with laurel trees and tree-high ferns.

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November 9, 2021,Wanderung entlang des Baumfarn Weges

The tree ferns are really worth seeing. The path on the forest road is not wrong due to the better view on the way back.

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July 14, 2022,Vereda das Funduras

This laurel forest is one of the oldest surviving. World Natural Heritage of UNESCO.

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November 14, 2024,5915 - Tour 6

Long tour with lots of forest paths and jeep safaris, quad safaris, buggy safaris...nature doesn't really need them...the recorded elevation profile is correct...the planning (taken from Kompass) has a different profile...???...the flat part of the tour is a beautiful, shady path with no traffic...the signs indicating wheelchair suitability are probably a joke here...

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April 22, 2022,Tour Potela zum Lorbeerwald

A very nice hike through the laurel forest and eucalyptus forests.
Did the round on a lower forest path. The path to the actual hiking trail is difficult to find because it is quite overgrown.

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