Madeira Ativa › Levada trails › PR 18
Levada do Rei (PR 18) is a moderate 5.3 km walking trail on Madeira, running from Quebradas to Ribeiro Bonito. It climbs about 447 m and descends about 283 m along the way. That averages a sustained climb, about 84 m of climb per kilometre. It runs between 497 m and 702 m above sea level. It is a point-to-point route. The official walking time is 3 h 30. Access status is currently open. An entry fee of 3 EUR applies. The trail is waymarked in yellow.
Official walking time and difficulty from Visit Madeira, as on the trailhead board.
There is 1 tunnel on the route, 14 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 (0% of the surveyed route), and 1% is without a railing. These figures come from OpenStreetMap surveys covering 1% of the route, so the unsurveyed remainder may differ.
OpenStreetMap, where surveyed; mapped on 1% 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 18 is 3 h 30 over 5.3 km. That is the signed estimate at the trailhead, walking steadily and without long stops.
Yes — 3 EUR. Madeira charges for several of its marked trails, and the fee is collected at the trailhead or online in advance.
Not directly — no bus route is mapped near either end.
It runs between 497 m and 702 m above sea level.
Yes — 1 of them, 14 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.