Ways to walk
Itineraries & collections
Not sure where to start? These are curated routes into the island — trips you can follow day by day, and themed sets that group the walks by what you're chasing.
Trips
Itineraries
Ordered routes — from a weekend taster to a full week of levadas.
The first-timer's three
A railed viewpoint, the island’s most photographed water-staircase, and a quiet forest channel — the whole repertoire in three days.
See the route Itinerary · 7 daysA week of levadas
One walk a day, easing in and building to the big mountain day mid-week, with a coastal finish to rest the legs.
See the route Itinerary · 3 walksRabaçal in a day
The slender Risco cascade, the famous 25 Fontes, and the quiet descent to the hidden Lagoa do Vento — strung into one photogenic day.
See the routeBest of
Collections
Browse the walks by what you're after — falling water, dark tunnels, gentle days.
Waterfall walks
The hundred-metre drop into the Caldeirão Verde, the weeping rock wall of the 25 Fontes, the slender Risco — walks that end at, or run beneath, the cascades.
Browse the walks Collection · 5 walksChasing tunnels
From the four dripping tunnels of the Caldeirão Verde to the kilometre-plus bore on the Ribeira da Janela — the levadas’ signature thrill.
Browse the walks Collection · 5 walksGentle & family-friendly
Near-level channel paths and plateau strolls, low on exposure and gentle underfoot, where casual walkers and children still reach a real view.
Browse the walks Collection · 5 walksBig mountain days
The traverse of the central peaks, the full PR9 to Hell’s Cauldron, the long tunnel-walk of the Ribeira da Janela. Graded hard, for good reason.
Browse the walks Collection · 5 walksWhen the cloud is down
On the grey days, don’t chase a view — walk into the laurel forest instead, where fog is the whole atmosphere.
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