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Lagoa do Serrado Reservoir – Levada Nova of Calheta loop from Ponta do Pargo

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Ponta Do Pargo

Lagoa do Serrado Reservoir – Levada Nova of Calheta loop from Ponta do Pargo

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Lagoa do Serrado Reservoir – Levada Nova of Calheta loop from Ponta do Pargo

02:59

9.58km

360m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

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Waypoints

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1.21 km

Lagoa do Serrado Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

This is where the water is stored … it also serves as an amphitheatre for the frogs and a mirror for the photographers

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2

1.23 km

Levada Nova of Calheta

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3

2.48 km

Absolutely great tour in beautiful nature.

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4

4.75 km

5

4.75 km

Salão Shelter House

Highlight • Mountain Hut

There are not many rest areas along the Levada where you sit down (we have not discovered anyone else) and then look into a beautiful green valley. This is he! …

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6

4.78 km

You should definitely not be afraid of heights here!!

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7

6.52 km

Waterfall and Levada Crossing

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8

6.73 km

B

9.58 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.86 km

1.33 km

989 m

377 m

Surfaces

7.30 km

1.16 km

703 m

233 m

126 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (680 m)

Lowest point (480 m)

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Tuesday 14 July

26°C

18°C

14 %

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Comments

October 28, 2021,Levada Wanderung bei Ponta do Pargo, Madeira
A nice levada hike in the west of Madeira. Levadas are small water channels. We only walked part of the way there and back. Well suited for families with small children. The recording started a little later. The end point is also the starting point. There is a nice nice tea house near the lighthouse, where you can also have …

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The Levada Nova da Calheta is the longest levada in the Calheta district at 40 km. Despite its length, the levada only moves between 600 and 700 m above sea level. The Levada Nova is used a lot by Madeirans who want to keep fit. It flows through all the municipalities of Calheta that are above 600 m, with the …

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At what felt like 36 degrees, we decided to shorten the actual Levada do Pargo hike a little. We started at the church in Ponta do Pargo and walked up the R. Salão de Cima until we came across the Levada (water channel). We followed it through meadows and (eucalyptus) forests. At some point you come across a forest path …

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