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Variant Stage 2: Chão das Feiteiras – Pico Ruivo

PR 9 – Levada do Caldeirão Verde

A spectacular levada walk from Queimadas to Caldeirão Verde, a waterfall of nearly 100 m at the back of a cirque.

8.4 km1,120 m ascent860 m descent5h30 – 6h30Caldeirão do Inferno 1,020 mMoyenne
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PR 9 – Levada do Caldeirão Verde
Photo: Josep M. Gracia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Elevation profile

700 m800 m900 m1,000 m1,100 m1,200 m0 km1 km2 km3 km4 km5 km6 km7 km8 kmCaldeirão do Inferno 1,020 m
Elevation profile: from 834 m to 1,151 m over 8.4 km.

Description

Off the route but close to Santana, the PR9 starts from the Queimadas forest house and follows the Levada do Caldeirão Verde to the Caldeirão Verde cirque, then on to the Caldeirão do Inferno: 8.7 km one way (17.4 km out and back), about 6 hr 30 min, with tunnels and narrow sections along sheer drops.

Reopened on 29 May 2026, it is one of the finest levadas on the island, ideal for a rest day if you are staying in Santana or at Achada do Teixeira.

Tips

  • Head torch for the tunnels.
  • Open as of 9 November 2026; €4.50 for non-residents.

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