- Location
- Fonte do Bispo, high plateau above Fajã da Ovelha (access on foot), Calheta (Portugal)
- Booking
- Camping permit compulsory, to be obtained before the night on SIMplifica: https://simplifica.madeira.gov.pt/services/8-25-101 (keep it on you for checks by the Polícia Florestal). Forest police for the area: +351 962 487 011.
- Rates
- IFCN camping permit: €5 per tent per night (2026 rate, Portaria n.º 801/2025 as amended by Portaria n.º 48/2026); Madeira residents exemptindicative price
- Run by
- public: IFCN (Instituto das Florestas e Conservação da Natureza, IP-RAM)
Position: Off the route, close to the Madeira Crossing (≈ 3 km as the crow flies from the main route).
Facilities
Which stage of the Madeira Crossing?
- Stage 5: Fontes Ruivas – Fanal17.3 km · 410 m ascent
- Stage 6: Fanal – Ribeira da Janela10.4 km · 110 m ascent
Location
Coordinates: 32.79224, -17.18188 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Nearby
- Zona de acampamento das CruzinhasCampsite · 450 m as the crow flies
- Zona de acampamento do FanalCampsite · 4.2 km as the crow flies
- Zona de acampamento do Porto Moniz (zone forestière IFCN)Campsite · 6.2 km as the crow flies
- Caminho Real RoomB&B · 6.6 km as the crow flies
- Casa da ZitaB&B · 6.6 km as the crow flies
- Casa do RibeirinhoB&B · 7.1 km as the crow flies