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Levada das 25 Fontes vs Levada do Caldeirão Verde

Two of Madeira's hiking trails side by side: distance, difficulty, ascent, duration and booking. Live 0 to 100 scores for each are in the app.

Quick take: Levada das 25 Fontes is the shorter walk; Levada das 25 Fontes has less climbing; Levada das 25 Fontes is graded medium, Levada do Caldeirão Verde hard.

Which one is harder?

Levada do Caldeirão Verde is the harder of the two on paper: graded hard against medium. Levada do Caldeirão Verde climbs 915 m more, 1,291 m against 376 m. Levada do Caldeirão Verde is the longer walk too, 17.4 km against 8.6 km.

How long does each take?

Allow about 3h for Levada das 25 Fontes and about 6h 30m for Levada do Caldeirão Verde, one way and at a walking pace. That is roughly 3h 30m more for Levada do Caldeirão Verde, before any stops.

Do you need to book?

Both are regulated IFCN trails, so both need a ticket at EUR 4.50, bought through the SIMplifica portal.

Which one should you pick?

Levada das 25 Fontes

Choose Levada das 25 Fontes if you are here for Lagoon, Endemic flora, Levada, or if you want the shorter day, or if you would rather not climb.

Levada do Caldeirão Verde

Choose Levada do Caldeirão Verde if you are here for Tunnel, Endemic flora, Abyss.

Which of the two is better on a given morning is a different question, and the numbers above cannot answer it: cloud, wind and closures change hourly and they change differently on the north and south coasts. Levadas scores both live and tells you which to drive to today.

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