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Caminho da Cruz – Pico Alto loop from Monte

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Monte

Caminho da Cruz – Pico Alto loop from Monte

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Caminho da Cruz – Pico Alto loop from Monte

04:52

12.5km

770m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

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Parque Natural da Madeira

Waypoints

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Bus stop

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245 m

Shrine of Our Lady of Monte

Highlight • Religious Site

Up the stairs and you are in front of the church Nossa Senhora do Monte. It is a Catholic pilgrimage church and was built from 1741. Due to an earthquake, the church was inaugurated in 1818

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1.17 km

Caminho da Cruz

Highlight • Trail

Very nice route along the pilgrim route.

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1.72 km

Stairs of the Caminho Real do Monte

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

On the Caminho Monte Real, or route PR3, there is a series of stairs parallel to the road. In addition to acting as a kind of shortcut, they offer a bucolic atmosphere and beautiful views of the ocean.

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3.04 km

Pico Alto

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Pico Alto offers a nice belvedere overlooking the city of Funchal.

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7.04 km

Viewpoint

12.1 km

Monte Municipal Park

Highlight • Forest

Free entry

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12.2 km

Monte Toboggan Ride

Highlight • Structure

This is where the most unique sleigh ride into the valley to Funchal starts. The idea for this came about in the 19th century as to how best to transport the products from the fields into the valley to Funchal for sale. So very sturdy wicker baskets were woven and fitted with runners. This meant that fruit and vegetables could be transported quickly and efficiently. Over time, these transport routes became too complicated and so rich Brits discovered this fun for themselves and rode down into the valley in the Tobbogans. Today, the basket sleigh ride is run professionally, and the fun for around 10 minutes costs up to €35 depending on how busy it is. If there are cruise ships in the harbor, there is no point in trying to quickly book a sleigh ride... the queue can easily be up to 2 hours long.

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12.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.45 km

3.54 km

2.12 km

2.02 km

379 m

Surfaces

5.32 km

2.59 km

2.55 km

1.09 km

890 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,210 m)

Lowest point (560 m)

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Wednesday 26 August

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Comments

November 30, 2024,Rundwanderung Monte über den Alto

From Monte it goes steeply uphill to the Alto. About 45 minutes after the Alto there is a hut where you can get something. It continues through beautiful countryside until we get back to our starting point.
Difficult but very beautiful tour.

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March 7, 2025,Von Monte zum Pico Alto und darüber hinaus 🚶🏼

A completely different tour was planned... 🤔🙄, but it was canceled due to (allegedly 🫣) bad weather.
It was supposed to rain 🌧️ and be very windy 💨, I was told. 😧
But I'm not here for fun. 😜😂 So I quickly put together a route myself. I chose Monte as the starting point (I've already been there, it's easy …

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Caminho da Cruz – Pico Alto loop from Monte

View of the Atlantic Ocean

Shrine of Our Lady of Monte

Caminho da Cruz

Levada do Monte Stairway

Stairs of the Caminho Real do Monte

Pico Alto

Monte Municipal Park

Monte Toboggan Ride

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