Madeira Ativa › Levada trails › PR 6
Levada das 25 Fontes (PR 6) is a moderate 4.3 km walking trail on Madeira, running from Rabaçal (ER 105) to 25 Fontes. It climbs about 147 m and descends about 393 m along the way. That averages a gentle but steady gradient, about 34 m of climb per kilometre. It runs between 954 m and 1272 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. The official walking time is 3 h. Access status is currently open. The trail is waymarked in yellow.
Official walking time and difficulty from Visit Madeira, as on the trailhead board.
Of the surveyed sections, 39% are half a metre wide or less and 3% 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 55% of the route, so the unsurveyed remainder may differ.
OpenStreetMap, where surveyed; mapped on 55% 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) ↗
The official walking time for PR 6 is 3 h over 4.3 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 954 m and 1272 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.