Madeira Ativa › Levada trails › PR 16
Levada Fajã do Rodrigues (PR 16) is a moderate 3.9 km walking trail on Madeira, running from Ginjas to Ribeira do u. It climbs about 535 m and descends about 464 m along the way. That is steep: the ascent is packed into a short distance, about 137 m of climb per kilometre. It runs between 586 m and 992 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 3 h 30. Access status is currently open. The trail is waymarked in yellow.
Official walking time and difficulty from Visit Madeira, as on the trailhead board.
There are 4 tunnels on the route, 1253 m in total. They are unlit: a torch or a head lamp is not optional, and a phone light is the usual substitute. Narrow sections are limited (2% of the surveyed route), and 0% is without a railing. These figures come from OpenStreetMap surveys covering 2% of the route, so the unsurveyed remainder may differ.
OpenStreetMap, where surveyed; mapped on 2% of the route.
No bus route is mapped near either end, so this one effectively needs a car or a transfer. 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. A car park is mapped at one end only.
Official route page (visitmadeira.com) ↗
The official walking time for PR 16 is 3 h 30 over 3.9 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.
Not directly — no bus route is mapped near either end.
It runs between 586 m and 992 m above sea level. Mid-altitude on Madeira means cloud is common even on a clear day at sea level.
Yes — 4 of them, 1253 m in total, and they are unlit. Bring a torch.
The last published status is open. Closures on Madeira follow storms and landslides and change without much warning, so check the official status on the day.