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From Maroços to the Miradouro da Portela — PR5 route on Madeira Island

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Machico

From Maroços to the Miradouro da Portela — PR5 route on Madeira Island

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(253)

1,121

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From Maroços to the Miradouro da Portela — PR5 route on Madeira Island

05:46

15.9km

790m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 13, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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54 m

Vale de Maroços

Highlight • Settlement

Place where the namesake levada begins, part of the PR5 route. Right from the start you face a long sequence of tiring but beautiful steps. In good weather it is possible to admire the sea from a distance

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2.03 km

Funduras Forest on the Vereda das Funduras Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Short, seldom used connecting path from the forest road up to the levada. The path is difficult to recognize as such, but it is easy to walk. No markings or signposts, GPS on Komoot required!

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7.90 km

View of Penha de Águia from Portela

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Green mountains that extend to the blue depths of the sea: is it possible to describe the scenery that awaits visitors to the Miradouro da Portela in Madeira. Located at an altitude of 670 meters, it offers breathtaking views.
On the horizon rises the magnificent Penha d'Águia, a 600-meter-high geological formation that separates the municipalities of Machico and Santana. In addition, the entire landscape of the Miradouro da Portela is complemented by the sea in the background that washes the island.

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15.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.65 km

6.63 km

773 m

473 m

312 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.51 km

6.61 km

473 m

447 m

382 m

358 m

122 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 18 July

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Comments

April 19, 2025,Madeira Wanderweg PR5. Von Maroços bis zur Aussicht Miradouro da Portela und zurück

A very nice hike on the PR5. Unfortunately, the GPS had a few hiccups, but the path is still recognizable. 😂
Anyone who hikes through Madeira's nature just wonders what doesn't grow here. It's amazing! Nature takes everything here.

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February 16, 2025,P-MAD-Ribeira de Machico Urwald-12-N1

A great tour through many giant ferns up to 10 m high. A real jungle tour, even if the first and last 1.5 km are a forest path. But even there there is great vegetation and some beautiful views. I would advise against taking the path that curves back to the outward route from the turning point at a sharp …

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September 17, 2022,Madeira von Marocos nach Portela🎒🥾🍀💚

Today's mountain tour has to be done again in the water because of wind, fog and rain

🎒🥾🍀💚🎒🥾🍀💚🎒

So we drove to Marocos and started from there in a wonderful ☀️ to Portela

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November 25, 2021,Wanderung Vereda das Funduras ab Portela

Nice hike through the UNESCO World Heritage with exciting vegetation. Unfortunately, there is no place to stop for a break.

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June 17, 2025,Von Portela durch den Lorbeer- und Farnwald zur Casa das Funduras und zurück

Beautiful hike, through forest with laurel trees and tree-high ferns.

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November 9, 2021,Wanderung entlang des Baumfarn Weges

The tree ferns are really worth seeing. The path on the forest road is not wrong due to the better view on the way back.

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July 14, 2022,Vereda das Funduras

This laurel forest is one of the oldest surviving. World Natural Heritage of UNESCO.

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November 14, 2024,5915 - Tour 6

Long tour with lots of forest paths and jeep safaris, quad safaris, buggy safaris...nature doesn't really need them...the recorded elevation profile is correct...the planning (taken from Kompass) has a different profile...???...the flat part of the tour is a beautiful, shady path with no traffic...the signs indicating wheelchair suitability are probably a joke here...

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From Maroços to the Miradouro da Portela — PR5 route on Madeira Island

Vale de Maroços

Funduras Forest on the Vereda das Funduras Trail

View of Penha de Águia from Portela

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