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Levada do Alecrim

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Distance
7.25 mi
Elevation gain
902 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
902 ft
Max elevation
4,265 ft
TrailRank 
55
Min elevation
3,516 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
3 hours 10 minutes
Time
5 hours
Coordinates
1919
Uploaded
May 11, 2023
Recorded
May 2023
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near Ribeira do Raposo, Madeira (Portugal)

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Itinerary description

A nice and relative easy trail and less crowded than the other trails that start from the parking. Along the leveda and under trees, so not too warm. It is the only levada where you walk along a "slide" where the water in the irrigation gutter comes from a higher point to the lower point. The levada ends at a small waterfall. Then you have to return and after about 1 km you can take the same easy way back, or - what we did go downhill to Casa do Rabacal. The path is rather easy because of the wooden of stone steps. At the end you can eat something at the cafe.

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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,186 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,199 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,206 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,209 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,239 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,209 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,196 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,199 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,239 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,252 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,275 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,265 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,265 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,291 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,291 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,265 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,249 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,065 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,930 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,839 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,753 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,730 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,478 ft
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Cafe Rabacal

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,226 ft
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