Madeira Ativa › Levada trails › PR 8
Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço (PR 8) is a moderate 3.0 km walking trail on Madeira, running from Baia D'Abra to Casa do Sardinha. It climbs about 237 m and descends about 221 m along the way. That averages a sustained climb, about 79 m of climb per kilometre. It runs between 0 m and 85 m above sea level. It is a point-to-point route. The official walking time is 2 h 30. Access status is currently open. An entry fee of 3.00 EUR applies. The trail is waymarked in yellow.
Official walking time and difficulty from Visit Madeira, as on the trailhead board.
Narrow sections are limited (0% of the surveyed route), and 11% is without a railing.
OpenStreetMap, where surveyed; mapped on 91% of the route.
Only one end is served by a bus (113); the other needs a car, a taxi or a lift. 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 8 is 2 h 30 over 3.0 km. That is the signed estimate at the trailhead, walking steadily and without long stops.
Yes — 3.00 EUR. Madeira charges for several of its marked trails, and the fee is collected at the trailhead or online in advance.
Partly. Line 113 reach one end only; the other needs a car, a taxi or a lift.
It runs between 0 m and 85 m above 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.