Madeira Ativa › Levada trails › PR 7
Levada do Moinho (PR 7) is a moderate 10.3 km walking trail on Madeira, running from Ribeira da Cruz (ER 101) to Junqueira. It climbs about 700 m and descends about 285 m along the way. That averages a sustained climb, about 68 m of climb per kilometre. The route gains far more height than it loses (700 m up against 285 m down), so it is a climb for most of its length. It runs between 405 m and 932 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 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.
Narrow sections are limited (12% of the surveyed route), and 0% is without a railing. These figures come from OpenStreetMap surveys covering 72% of the route, so the unsurveyed remainder may differ.
OpenStreetMap, where surveyed; mapped on 72% 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 7 is 3 h 30 over 10.3 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 405 m and 932 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 closed. Closures on Madeira follow storms and landslides and change without much warning, so check the official status on the day.