Madeira Ativa › Levada trails › PR 3
Levada do Pico do Castelo (PR 3) is a moderate 4.1 km walking trail on Madeira, running from Camacha to Capela da Graça. It climbs about 131 m and descends about 178 m along the way. That averages a gentle but steady gradient, about 32 m of climb per kilometre. It runs between 96 m and 207 m above sea level. It is a point-to-point route. The official walking time is 1 h 30. Access status is currently closed. The trail is waymarked in yellow.
Official walking time and difficulty from Visit Madeira, as on the trailhead board.
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. No car park is mapped within 600 m of either end.
Official route page (visitmadeira.com) ↗
The official walking time for PR 3 is 1 h 30 over 4.1 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 96 m and 207 m above sea level.
The last published status is closed. Closures on Madeira follow storms and landslides and change without much warning, so check the official status on the day.