Elevation profile
800 m900 m1,000 m0 km1 kmMiradouro dos Balcões 880 m
Description
From the hamlet of Ribeiro Frio, the PR11 follows a flat levada for 1.5 km to the Miradouro dos Balcões, a viewpoint perched above the Ribeira da Metade valley, facing Pico do Areeiro and Pico Ruivo.
Ribeiro Frio is about 1 km from the route of the crossing, above the Levada do Furado. With the PR10 closed, it is mostly reached by road from Poiso: it makes a lovely late-afternoon or rest-day walk.
Tips
- Very busy in the middle of the day: come early in the morning or in the late afternoon.
- Open as of November 9, 2026; €4.50 for non-residents.