Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Curral Das Freiras

View of Ribeira dos Socorridos – Inside the museum loop from Nuns Valley

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Curral Das Freiras

View of Ribeira dos Socorridos – Inside the museum loop from Nuns Valley

Easy

3.5

(11)

hikers

View of Ribeira dos Socorridos – Inside the museum loop from Nuns Valley

01:38

5.00km

210m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Parque Natural da Madeira

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

129 m

Church of Our Lady of Deliverance (Curral das Freiras)

Highlight • Religious Site

That's not true, dear Sabine, that applies to the church of the same name (and holiest monument on the island of Madeira) in Monte. This church is the "Nossa Senhora …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

298 m

View of the village of Capela from the restaurant.

Highlight • Viewpoint

1.57 km

View of Ribeira dos Socorridos

Highlight • Viewpoint

2.09 km

Traditional Stone Oven in Curral das Freiras

Highlight • Structure

Here you can easily start a tour of the Pico Grande (highly recommended and not overcrowded). Either by bus 81 (arriving from Funchal) or by car (you can park here)

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.89 km

Inside the museum

Highlight • Historical Site

4.89 km

Chestnut Museum in Curral das Freiras

Highlight • Monument

A small, nicely furnished, free museum about church life in the valley as well as the importance and processing of chestnuts - which you can then taste next door in both solid and liquid form

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.00 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.36 km

1.09 km

930 m

606 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.61 km

1.38 km

991 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (670 m)

Lowest point (550 m)

Weather

Tuesday 26 May

22°C

17°C

2 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.8

42,785

Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço — PR8 on the Island of Madeira

02:04h

6.75km

230m

Moderate

4.7

33,204

25 Fontes, Risco, and Alecrim Levadas Loop

04:37h

13.3km

560m

Moderate

4.8

25,866

Levada do Moinho and Levada Nova Trail

03:04h

8.78km

340m

Moderate

4.7

19,869

PR 1.2 - Pico Ruivo Trail

02:06h

5.56km

340m

Hard

4.7

19,275

PR 9 - Levada do Caldeirão Verde Trail

05:57h

16.4km

610m

Hard

4.9

12,382

PR1 - Vereda do Areeiro Trail

05:31h

11.0km

790m

Moderate

4.6

18,263

PR 6 - Levada das 25 Fontes Trail

02:55h

8.02km

400m

Moderate

4.7

11,490

PR18 Levada do Rei Trail

03:18h

10.2km

440m

Moderate

4.6

8,857

Fanal and PR14 Levada dos Cedros Loop

04:12h

12.0km

420m

Easy

4.5

9,238

PR11 Vereda dos Balcões Trail

00:52h

2.89km

90m

Moderate

4.6

5,035

Ribeiro Frio to Chão das Feiteiras Loop Trail

03:10h

9.47km

450m

Moderate

4.6

5,102

Vereda Lagoa do Vento e Levada do Alecrim — Circular route PR6.3 on Madeira Island

02:08h

6.52km

210m

View of Ribeira dos Socorridos – Inside the museum loop from Nuns Valley

Church of Our Lady of Deliverance (Curral das Freiras)

View of the village of Capela from the restaurant.

View of Ribeira dos Socorridos

Traditional Stone Oven in Curral das Freiras

Inside the museum

Chestnut Museum in Curral das Freiras

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️