Madeira · Trail fees
Which Madeira trails are free, and which need a booking
Short answer: most of the island is free. Of the 111 trails we track, 78 cost nothing and need no reservation. The famous regulated PR routes are the exception: since 2025 they require a small paid booking on the government's SIMplifica portal, and the daily quotas on the biggest names genuinely sell out.
The 33 trails that need a SIMplifica booking
* PR1.1, PR1.2, PR1.3 show their standalone fee, which applies when one of them is walked on its own. The full PR1 ticket (€10.50, Pico do Areeiro to Pico Ruivo) already covers all three, so they should not be added on top of it.
Fees as tracked in our registry; the binding source is the official IFCN fee FAQ. Booking on the SIMplifica portal, rolling ~6-day window.
Legal basis: Portaria 801/2025 of 10 December, amended by Portaria 48/2026 of 13 February, whose article 4 republishes the earlier one in full. The amounts are the same in both, so no trail fee rose in 2026. The IFCN FAQ is published in Portuguese and English only.
You have the fee. The pass shows live Simplifica availability and the day the weather lands, so you book the right slot.What will SIMplifica charge you?
You do not buy a pass directly. You pick the trails and days you plan, and SIMplifica applies the cheapest tariff automatically. This estimates what you will actually pay. PR1 is always charged on its own, and its full ticket already covers PR1.1, PR1.2 and PR1.3.
SIMplifica will charge approximately
4.50
Estimate only. The portal shows the exact amount at checkout.
How that is calculated
- 1 x individual trail fee4.50
Fees per Portaria 801/2025 (amended by Portaria 48/2026), confirmed July 2026. SIMplifica auto-applies the cheapest tariff; always confirm the final amount in the official portal. Official SIMplifica portal.
For the booking flow, the timing and what you actually pay, see what SIMplifica costs and how to book. The app adds the part no other tool has: live slot availability per trail, so you can see which day still has space before you plan around it.
The 78 trails that are free
Everything else we track, from the community caminhos reais to the municipal coastal paths and most levadas, is free to walk, no booking, no gate. Free does not mean unmonitored: every one of these carries the same live 0 to 100 condition score as the paid classics.
| Trail | Distance | Where | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caminho Florestal da Boca das Voltas | 1.9 km | Santana | None required |
| Caminho Real de Boaventura | 1.95 km | São Vicente | None required |
| Caminho Real do Monte | 4.2 km | Funchal | None required |
| Caminho Real nº23 Achada do Gramacho | 1.1 km | Santana | None required |
| Circuito da Bica da Cana | 2.26 km | Ponta do Sol | None required |
| Fonte da Areia | 0.4 km | Porto Santo | None required |
| Glaciar de Planalto | 4.6 km | Ponta do Sol | None required |
| Levada da Azenha | 1.3 km | Santa Cruz | None required |
| Levada da Fajã da Ovelha | 11.7 km | Calheta | None required |
| Levada da Referta | 4.5 km | Machico | None required |
| Levada da Rocha Vermelha | 10.7 km | Porto Moniz | None required |
| Levada da Serra de Água | 17.07 km | Ribeira Brava | None required |
| Levada da Serra do Faial | 10.1 km | Santa Cruz | None required |
| Levada da Silveira | 8 km | Santana | None required |
| Levada das Rabaças | 3 km | Ribeira Brava | None required |
| Levada de Baixo e Vereda do Lombo Grande | 3.8 km | Santana | None required |
| Levada do Barreiro | 5.2 km | Funchal | None required |
| Levada do Blandy | 4.1 km | Machico | None required |
| Levada do Bom Sucesso | 3.9 km | Funchal | None required |
| Levada do Brasileiro | 3.6 km | Porto Moniz | None required |
| Levada do Caniçal | 3.8 km | madeira | None required |
| Levada do Caniço | 4.2 km | Santa Cruz | None required |
| Levada do Castelejo | 5.9 km | Machico | None required |
| Levada do Lajeado | 1.9 km | Calheta | None required |
| Levada do Moinho | 10.5 km | Porto Moniz | None required |
| Levada do Norte | 17.27 km | Câmara de Lobos | None required |
| Levada do Pico do Castelo | 4.1 km | Porto Santo | None required |
| Levada do Poço do Bezerro | 1.9 km | Santana | None required |
| Levada dos Maroços ou do Caniçal | 12 km | Machico | None required |
| Levada dos Piornais | 7 km | Funchal | None required |
| Levada dos Tornos | 11.8 km | Funchal | None required |
| Levada Nova (troço da Tábua) | 8.53 km | Ribeira Brava | None required |
| Levada Nova / Levada do Moinho | 4 km | Ponta do Sol | None required |
| Levada Nova da Calheta (troço de Ponta do Pargo) | 9.47 km | Calheta | None required |
| Levada Nova de Santa Cruz | 7.28 km | Santa Cruz | None required |
| Levada Nova do Arco da Calheta | 5.6 km | Ponta do Sol | None required |
| Lombada da Ponta do Sol | 8 km | Ponta do Sol | None required |
| Lombo do Urzal, Falca e Poço das Casas | 2.74 km | São Vicente | None required |
| Miradouro do Fio ao Farol | 0.9 km | Calheta | None required |
| Passeio Marítimo Câmara de Lobos | 4.4 km | Câmara de Lobos | None required |
| Pequena Rota do Fanal | 2.13 km | Porto Moniz | None required |
| Poço do Candeeiro | 0.6 km | Porto Moniz | None required |
| Rota da Banana | 1.5 km | Ponta do Sol | None required |
| Rota do Pico de Ana Ferreira | 1.06 km | Porto Santo | None required |
| Vereda da Atalaia | 2.7 km | Calheta | None required |
| Vereda da Boca do Risco | 3.2 km | Machico | None required |
| Vereda da Boca dos Namorados | 2.5 km | Câmara de Lobos | None required |
| Vereda da Cavaca | 5.3 km | Porto Moniz | None required |
| Vereda da Eira do Mourão | 1.4 km | Ribeira Brava | None required |
| Vereda da Eira do Serrado | 2.2 km | Câmara de Lobos | None required |
| Vereda da Fajã da Nogueira | 7.06 km | Santana | None required |
| Vereda da Fajã Grande | 1.5 km | Calheta | None required |
| Vereda da Garganta Funda | 0.6 km | Calheta | None required |
| Vereda da Ladeira | 2 km | Porto Moniz | None required |
| Vereda da Penha de Águia | 1.7 km | Machico | None required |
| Vereda da Ribeira do Natal | 2.6 km | Machico | None required |
| Vereda da Ribeira Funda | 4.9 km | Porto Moniz | None required |
| Vereda da Rocha do Navio | 1.6 km | Santana | None required |
| Vereda da Terra Chã | 8.8 km | Porto Moniz | None required |
| Vereda da Vigia | 0.7 km | Porto Moniz | None required |
| Vereda das Feitas | 2.6 km | Porto Moniz | None required |
| Vereda das Furnas | 1.4 km | Ribeira Brava | None required |
| Vereda das Voltas | 3.4 km | Porto Moniz | None required |
| Vereda do Burro | 6.7 km | Santana | None required |
| Vereda do Calhau | 2.3 km | Porto Moniz | None required |
| Vereda do Calhau da Lapa | 1 km | Ribeira Brava | None required |
| Vereda do Espigão | 1.9 km | Ribeira Brava | None required |
| Vereda do Galhano e Levada da Ribeira da Janela | 23.2 km | madeira | None required |
| Vereda do Jardim do Mar | 1.9 km | Calheta | None required |
| Vereda do Larano | 4.59 km | Machico | None required |
| Vereda do Lombo Barbinhas | 6.5 km | Calheta | None required |
| Vereda do Pesqueiro | 2.3 km | Calheta | None required |
| Vereda do Pico Castanho | 9 km | Machico | None required |
| Vereda do Pico do Facho | 1.4 km | Porto Santo | None required |
| Vereda do Pico Grande | 4.66 km | Câmara de Lobos | None required |
| Vereda do Pico Ruivo do Paúl | 0.9 km | Calheta | None required |
| Vereda do Zimbralinho | 2.3 km | Porto Santo | None required |
| Vereda dos Zimbreiros | 1.6 km | Calheta | None required |
A booking cap is a partial answer to why some trails feel busier than others. For the fuller picture, see which Madeira trails get crowded, and why.
Common questions
Are the levada walks in Madeira free?
Most are. Of the 111 trails we track, 78 are free to walk with no booking, including many levadas and all the community and municipal paths. The exceptions are the regulated official PR trails, which since 2025 require a small paid reservation through the government's SIMplifica portal.
How much do the paid Madeira trails cost?
Most classified routes cost EUR 4.50 per person, and PR1 (Pico do Areeiro to Pico Ruivo) sits at the top of the scale at EUR 10.50 for the full route, which already covers PR1.1, PR1.2 and PR1.3 at no extra fee. Children aged 12 or under pay nothing and still need their own booked slot. Fees change; the official IFCN fee FAQ is the binding source, and each trail page here shows the figure we track.
Does the Levadas pass include the trail fee?
No, and the two are sold by different people. The park authority sells access; Levadas sells information: the live verdict, the Moments and the map. Of the 111 trails we track, 78 need no fee and no booking at all. On the 33 that do, you reserve and pay on the government's SIMplifica portal, never here.
How do I book a trail on SIMplifica?
Bookings are made on the SIMplifica portal, per person and per day, with a rolling window of about six days ahead. Popular morning slots for PR1 sell out first. Our step-by-step SIMplifica guide covers the whole flow, and the app shows live slot availability so you do not refresh the portal by hand.
Do children or Madeira residents pay trail fees?
Residents and young children have reduced or free access under the current rules. Exact thresholds are defined in the official IFCN fee FAQ, which is worth checking at booking time because the scheme has been adjusted more than once since its 2025 introduction.
What happens if a booked trail closes for weather?
Official IFCN closures override everything: a closed trail is closed regardless of your booking, and conditions on the mountain change fast. Check the live trail status on the morning itself; our scores hard-override to zero on any official closure, so you will not walk into a shut gate unaware.
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