Madeira Ativa › Levada trails › Which Madeira trails have tunnels?
8 of the 44 marked trails run through tunnels, 6465 m of them in total. The most tunnels are on PR 9 Levada do Caldeirão Verde — 13 of them, 709 m. The most distance underground is on PR 28 Levada da Rocha Vermelha: 1660 m across 1 tunnel. Levada tunnels on Madeira are unlit, often wet underfoot and low enough in places to catch a head: a torch is not optional, and a phone light is the usual substitute. Counts come from OpenStreetMap surveys, so a short tunnel on an unsurveyed section may be missing.
| Trail | Distance | Ascent | Time | Tunnels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 1 — Vereda do Areeiro | 6.1 km | 499 m | 3 h | 5 · 411 m |
| PR 6.6 — Vereda do Túnel do Cavalo | 2.3 km | 126 m | — | 1 · 807 m |
| PR 9 — Levada do Caldeirão Verde | 8.7 km | 1166 m | 6 h 30 | 13 · 709 m |
| PR 10 — Levada do Furado | 11.0 km | 679 m | 5 h | 6 · 100 m |
| PR 16 — Levada Fajã do Rodrigues | 3.9 km | 535 m | 3 h 30 | 4 · 1253 m |
| PR 17 — Caminho do Pináculo e Folhadal | 15.0 km | 921 m | 6 h 30 | 7 · 1511 m |
| PR 18 — Levada do Rei | 5.3 km | 447 m | 3 h 30 | 1 · 14 m |
| PR 28 — Levada da Rocha Vermelha | 10.8 km | 486 m | — | 1 · 1660 m |
Compiled from the same public IFCN and Visit Madeira data as the individual trail pages, plus OpenStreetMap for path width, railings and tunnels. Check official status before you walk.