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Caminho da Entrosa – Cliffside Trail on Madeira loop from Ponta Delgada

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Caminho da Entrosa – Cliffside Trail on Madeira loop from Ponta Delgada

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Caminho da Entrosa – Cliffside Trail on Madeira loop from Ponta Delgada

03:37

8.66km

640m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Zona de Proteção Especial da Laurissilva da Madeira

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2.95 km

São Cristóvão Restaurant and Viewpoint

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The kitchen is closed from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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3.42 km

Stone Bridge in the Valley

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The old stone bridge in the valley on Madeira spans a clear stream and connects narrow paths through the mountainous landscape. The sturdy structure, built from roughly hewn stones, seems …

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3.61 km

Caminho da Entrosa

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Fantastic way on the Caminho Real of Arco de São Jorge!

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3.84 km

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3.84 km

The Caminho do Entrosa on Madeira is a quiet and impressive high-altitude trail that winds along the rugged north coast between the villages of Arco de São Jorge and Boaventura. …

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4.24 km

Cliffside Trail on Madeira

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Very nice path. Sometimes you need a bit of courage when there is no barrier, but in principle the path is always wide enough.

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5.09 km

A pebble beach with rock formations on Madeira impressively demonstrates how the island's rugged volcanic heritage, with its grey stones, sharply defined cliffs, and blue Atlantic, creates a breathtaking natural …

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7.32 km

View of Ponta Delgada

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The route back along the coast from São Christovao to Ponta Delgada should be approached with extreme caution. There have apparently been some severe landslides recently, and parts of the …

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8.66 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.19 km

2.71 km

1.37 km

966 m

407 m

Surfaces

4.36 km

2.12 km

1.32 km

780 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 11 July

21°C

14°C

26 %

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Comments

July 15, 2022,🇵🇹 Madeira: Ponta Delgada - São Cristovão - Arco de São Jorge u.z. 15.07.2022
Beautiful tour with a steep incline and great views from the north coast along the Pico do Arco to an iced coffee and so on.

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Very demanding hike, path heavily overgrown and partially relocated by a rock fall, so we had to climb over the scree, not without danger

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