Madeira Ativa › Levada trails › PR 6.4
Levada Velha do Rabaçal (PR 6.4) is a moderate 5.0 km walking trail on Madeira, running from Casa do Rabaçal to Pico Gordo (ER105). It climbs about 394 m and descends about 261 m along the way. That averages a sustained climb, about 79 m of climb per kilometre. It runs between 1012 m and 1174 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. Access status is currently open. The trail is waymarked in yellow.
Narrow sections are limited (0% of the surveyed route), and 2% 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.
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 1012 m and 1174 m above sea level. Mid-altitude on Madeira means cloud is common even on a clear day at 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.