Madeira Ativa › Levada trails › PR 6.6
Vereda do Túnel do Cavalo (PR 6.6) is a easy 2.3 km walking trail on Madeira, running from Est. Dr. Roberto Monteiro (ER 211) to Casa do Rabaçal. It climbs about 126 m and descends about 78 m along the way. That averages a gentle but steady gradient, about 55 m of climb per kilometre. It runs between 964 m and 1046 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. There is no entry fee. The trail is waymarked in yellow.
There is 1 tunnel on the route, 807 m in total. They are unlit: a torch or a head lamp is not optional, and a phone light is the usual substitute. Of the surveyed sections, 45% are half a metre wide or less and 13% have no railing. If exposure is a problem for you, this is one to think about rather than one to improvise. These figures come from OpenStreetMap surveys covering 61% of the route, so the unsurveyed remainder may differ.
OpenStreetMap, where surveyed; mapped on 61% 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) ↗
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 964 m and 1046 m above sea level. Mid-altitude on Madeira means cloud is common even on a clear day at sea level.
Yes — 1 of them, 807 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.