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Caminho Real da Encumeada (PR 12) is a moderate 12.5 km walking trail on Madeira, running from Miradouro da Boca da Corrida to Encumeada. It climbs about 1048 m and descends about 1335 m along the way. That averages a sustained climb, about 84 m of climb per kilometre. It runs between 818 m and 1363 m above sea level. Mid-altitude on Madeira means cloud is common even on a clear day at sea level. It is a point-to-point route. The official walking time is 5 h. Access status is currently partially open. The trail is waymarked in yellow.
Official walking time and difficulty from Visit Madeira, as on the trailhead board.
OpenStreetMap, where surveyed; mapped on 99% of the route.
Only one end is served by a bus (6); the other needs a car, a taxi or a lift. It is point-to-point, not a loop, so a car left at the start is a car you have to walk back to — most people arrange a drop-off, a taxi, or the bus.
Official route page (visitmadeira.com) ↗
The official walking time for PR 12 is 5 h over 12.5 km. That is the signed estimate at the trailhead, walking steadily and without long stops.
No. This trail is free to walk; some other marked trails on Madeira are not.
Partly. Line 6 reach one end only; the other needs a car, a taxi or a lift.
It runs between 818 m and 1363 m above sea level. Mid-altitude on Madeira means cloud is common even on a clear day at sea level.
The last published status is partially open. Closures on Madeira follow storms and landslides and change without much warning, so check the official status on the day.