Wikiloc | Pico do Arieiro - Pico Ruivo Trail

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il Davide

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Distance: 3.48 mi
Elevation gain: 3,307 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 3,809 ft
Max elevation: 5,889 ft
TrailRank: 40
Min elevation: 4,718 ft
Trail type: One Way

Coordinates: 202
Uploaded: February 8, 2016

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near Curral das Freiras, Madeira (Portugal)

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A brief and not excessively tiring excursion from Madeira's third highest summit, Pico do Arierio (1818m), reachable by car and endowed with a parking place, a restaurant, and an air force RADAR installation, to Madeira's highest, Pico Ruivo (1862m).
The one-way path is signalled and absolutely easy to follow and allows the hiker to enjoy breathtaking panoramas, very different from the ones I am used to behold in the Alps. Clearly, in order to do so, there must be no fog or low-level clouds.
In my opinion, everyone with a minimum training is able to do this trek. The only pieces of advice I fell obliged to give is to bring a headlamp or a torch, as you will traverse some pitch dark tunnels, avoid rainy days, as the path becomes utterly slippery, and make sure nobody in your group suffers from vertigo.