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← Levada walks PR 21 · Encumeada, São Vicente

Caminho do Norte

Difficulty
Moderate
Area
São Vicente
Start
Encumeada
Distance
3.2 km
Duration
1h30
Status
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Caminho do NorteModerate

Photo of the area: it doesn't show this exact viewpoint. Photo: Stephen Colebourne (CC BY 2.0)

An old path between the south and north coasts, descending from Boca da Encumeada through Laurisilva and exotic forest to Ribeira Grande, where wicker is grown.

Caminho do Norte · 2Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0
Caminho do Norte · 3Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Caminho do Norte · 4Michael Gaylard from Horsham, UK · CC BY 2.0
Caminho do Norte · 5H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
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It drops from 1,000 to 320 m and ends at Ribeira Grande, so arrange transport back.

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