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ClosurePR10 Levada do Furado closed (stage 1, trail collapse), with no reopening date. Detour: taxi from Portela to Poiso. Details
ClosurePR1.3 closed between Boca das Torrinhas and Encumeada (stage 3). Detour: the PR2 down to Curral das Freiras, then bus or taxi to Encumeada. Details

6 stages · east → west

The 6 stages of the Madeira Crossing

Six stages from Poço do Gil (Caniçal tunnel) to Ribeira da Janela, from east to west, each night near an IFCN camping zone: profiles, water points, tunnels and accommodation.

90 km in total4,950 m ascent1,818 m · Pico do AreeiroCaniçal → Ribeira da Janela

1 Poço do Gil Chão das Feiteiras

0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km

24.6 km1,710 m10h15

2 Chão das Feiteiras Pico Ruivo

1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km5 km10 km

13.4 km990 m5h45

3 Pico Ruivo Encumeada

750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km

9.9 km350 m4h45

4 Encumeada Fontes Ruivas

750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m0 km5 km10 km

14.6 km1,360 m8h

5 Fontes Ruivas Fanal

750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m0 km5 km10 km15 km

17.3 km410 m5h45

6 Fanal Ribeira da Janela

0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m0 km5 km10 km

The summary table.

Actual walking time according to the DIN 33466 standard, breaks not included.

Stage	Route	Distance	Ascent	Descent	Walking time	High point
1	Poço do Gil → Chão das Feiteiras	24.6 km	1,710 m	700 m	8h45 – 10h15	Chão das Feiteiras 1,230 m
2	Chão das Feiteiras → Pico Ruivo	13.4 km	990 m	440 m	5h – 5h45	Pico do Areeiro 1,818 m
3	Pico Ruivo → Encumeada	9.9 km	350 m	1,140 m	4h – 4h45	Pico Ruivo (refuge) 1,790 m
4	Encumeada → Fontes Ruivas	14.6 km	1,360 m	840 m	6h45 – 8h	Bica da Cana 1,560 m
5	Fontes Ruivas → Fanal	17.3 km	410 m	780 m	5h – 5h45	Fontes Ruivas 1,510 m
6	Fanal → Ribeira da Janela	10.4 km	110 m	1,210 m	3h30 – 4h	Fanal 1,135 m

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