Madeira Ativa › Levada trails › PR 19
Caminho Real do Paúl do Mar (PR 19) is a moderate 1.8 km walking trail on Madeira, running from Prazeres to Paúl do Mar. It climbs about 0 m and descends about 464 m along the way. That is close to level walking for most of the way, about 0 m of climb per kilometre. The route loses far more height than it gains (464 m down against 0 m up), so walked in this direction it is mostly descent — hard on the knees rather than the lungs. It runs between 66 m and 530 m above sea level. It is a point-to-point route. The official walking time is 1 h 20. Access status is currently 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 92% of the route.
Both ends are on a bus route (80), so the walk can be done without a car. 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 19 is 1 h 20 over 1.8 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.
Yes — line 80 serves the trail. Timetables are linked above.
It runs between 66 m and 530 m above sea level.
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.