Casa de Abrigo do Pico Ruivo – Refuge on the Madeira Crossing

Status to be confirmed for the coming season: contact the establishment before planning a night here. Overnight stays: the official website does not mention them. Red White Adventures (page updated on November 5, 2026) gives 12 beds and €30 per person “as of May 2025”, with drinking water, cold showers, a kitchen, Wi-Fi and no heating; the capacity (12) comes from this single source. The end of overnight stays reported elsewhere is not confirmed by any official source: call the hut. The bar reportedly closes at about 7 pm according to a 2025 trip report (Storoschuk). Altitude estimated (≈ 1,760 m) from the Visit Madeira pages for the PR1.1 and PR1.3, which start at the hut (max. altitude 1,764 m).

Its official website only presents a bar and shop. A hiking blog (updated in November 2026) still describes nights in the dormitory. Do not count on it without written confirmation from the hut: the alternative is the neighboring IFCN camping zone.

Location: Below the summit of Pico Ruivo, junction of the PR1 / PR1.1 / PR1.2 / PR1.3, Santana (Portugal)
Booking: Tel. +351 291 572 124 (Mon–Fri 9 am – 1 pm and 2–6 pm); weekends and public holidays +351 960 296 224 or +351 962 560 029 (official website). Email info@picoruivo.com (OSM).
Rates: Bed about €30 per person (May 2025, third-party source); no half board, kitchen available according to the same sourceindicative price
Run by: not specified on the official website (links to the Câmara Municipal de Santana and the IFCN)

Position: On the main route, km 37.7 from Caniçal.

Facilities

Bar: coffee, tea, poncha, Madeira wine, cakes, snacks
Souvenir shop
Small library
Water and toilets (also used by the neighboring camping zone)

Which stage of the Madeira Crossing?

Location

Coordinates: 32.76045, -16.94154 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Nearby

All accommodation: Pico Ruivo