Madeira Ativa › Levada trails › PR 2
Vereda do Urzal (PR 2) is a moderate 10.3 km walking trail on Madeira, running from Curral das Freiras to Lombo do Urzal. It climbs about 950 m and descends about 1189 m along the way. That averages a sustained climb, about 92 m of climb per kilometre. It runs between 458 m and 1438 m above sea level. At that height the trail is often above or inside the cloud, and noticeably colder than the coast, whatever Funchal is doing. It is a point-to-point route. The official walking time is 4 h 30. Access status is currently open. An entry fee of 4.5 EUR applies. The trail is waymarked in yellow.
Official walking time and difficulty from Visit Madeira, as on the trailhead board.
OpenStreetMap, where surveyed; mapped on 0% of the route.
Only one end is served by a bus (81); 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. No car park is mapped within 600 m of either end.
Official route page (visitmadeira.com) ↗
The official walking time for PR 2 is 4 h 30 over 10.3 km. That is the signed estimate at the trailhead, walking steadily and without long stops.
Yes — 4.5 EUR. Madeira charges for several of its marked trails, and the fee is collected at the trailhead or online in advance.
Partly. Line 81 reach one end only; the other needs a car, a taxi or a lift.
It runs between 458 m and 1438 m above sea level. At that height the trail is often above or inside the cloud, and noticeably colder than the coast, whatever Funchal is doing.
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.