From Funchal city to Poco da Neve and walk on to Poiso cross. Madeira (Portugal)

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Distance: 12.98 mi
Elevation gain: 5,394 ft
Technical difficulty: Difficult
Elevation loss: 1,122 ft
Max elevation: 5,402 ft
TrailRank: 46
Min elevation: 122 ft
Trail type: One Way

Coordinates: 414
Uploaded: September 15, 2009
Recorded: September 2009

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near Santo António, Madeira (Portugal)

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Itinerary description

Walk from Apartment IMPERATRIZ up through the city, going of the old trail to the "snow house", from where they in the winter in the old days, pick up eis down to Funchal (perhaps to drinks in the bar).
It is a strenuous trail, it goes only up and up, until you come to the "snow house", and you go down to Poiso crossroad, where there are a Bar and a busstop.
Approx. 21km.
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Waypoints

2 tracks, go lower

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Asphalt go right

If you go left you go to Pico Arieiro. 25.AUG.09

BAR Chave D'OURQ

Second last bar, go in there, perhaps the last have closed. 25-AUG-09

Bar

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Poiso, Bar and busstop

Here is bar and restaurant, be carefull with bus time tables,do not be in the bar to long, our bus run about 10 minuttes before time. 25-AUG-09

Bar and busstop for 11+ 91

Busstop by Hospital. 25-AUG-09

Tank and Road

Tank on one side and a road of the other side op the trail. 25-AUG-09

Poco da Neve

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Follow levada

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Grill and picnic place

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Go down to road here

You shall over the river bed, and it is difficult, but possible if you go futher. 25-AUG-09

Cave abaot 30m back

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Apartment IMPERATRIZ

Apartment Imperatriz are situated near Casino, good place to live, very good staff, but the apartment are lot worn/used, and in the night noise from a nightclub in basement, but OK. www.hotel-imperatriz.pt 25-AUG-09

Church with 2 towers

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Climb about 2m

BE CAUTIOUS, the trail are gone, but it is not dangerous. Look foto. 25-AUG-09

Bridge over river bed

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Ladeira part of Funchal

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Ribeira de Santa Luzia

It is possible to come over river bed here, but BE CAUTIOUS.

Rua do Pico de Sao Joao

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Last busstop nr. 91

Last stop before the trail. 25-AUG-09

Waterhouse

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Road with pebbles

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Vista Oceano

Rua Do Pico de S. Joao 6 Very nice Apartment

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