Casa de Abrigo do Pico das Pedras

IFCN forest house rented as a whole (10 people maximum), in the Pico das Pedras forest park, on the road from Santana to Achada do Teixeira. It is about 4.4 km as the crow flies from the route: useful for a group coming down from the ridge on the PR1.2 and then taking a taxi. It is the most comfortable of the IFCN houses (electricity, hot shower).

Location: Parque Florestal do Pico das Pedras, next to the Polícia Florestal station (ER218 towards Achada do Teixeira), Santana (Portugal)
Booking: Online booking on the SIMplifica portal (https://simplifica.madeira.gov.pt/simplifica/), section “Agricultura, Ambiente, Pescas” then “Reserva de Casas de Abrigo”; registration on the portal compulsory. IFCN: +351 291 145 590 (working days).
Run by: public: IFCN (Instituto das Florestas e Conservação da Natureza, IP-RAM)

Position: Off the route, close to the Madeira Crossing (≈ 4.4 km as the crow flies from the main route).

Facilities

3 rooms: 3 bunk beds, 2 single beds, 1 double bed
Bathroom with hot shower
Equipped kitchen (gas cooker, wood-fired oven, fridge)
Electricity, spring water
Bring your own sheets and butane gas
Access by car

Which stage of the Madeira Crossing?

Stage 2: Chão das Feiteiras – Pico Ruivo13.4 km · 990 m ascent

Location

Coordinates: 32.77785, -16.89755 (approximate) · Open in OpenStreetMap

Nearby

All accommodation: Pico das Pedras and Queimadas