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Levada das 25 Fontes vs Levada do Risco

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 do Risco is the shorter walk; Levada do Risco has less climbing.

Which one is harder?

Both are graded medium, so the grade alone will not separate them. The climbing is close to even, 376 m against 340 m. Distance pulls the other way: Levada das 25 Fontes is the longer walk at 8.6 km against 6.0 km.

How long does each take?

Allow about 3h for Levada das 25 Fontes and about 2h for Levada do Risco, one way and at a walking pace. That is roughly 60 minutes more for Levada das 25 Fontes, 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.

Levada do Risco

Choose Levada do Risco if you are here for Levada, Waterfall, Forest, or if you want the shorter day, or if you would rather not climb.

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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