Daniel’s Levada Directory
8 August 2015 Afternoon at Central da Calheta
Also known as Tour 2015-08-08 Central Calheta
Archival documentation — not a current hiking recommendation. Source file on danishome.ch last modified: 12 June 2020
Course
From the ER-211 first to the reservoir of the Levada Nova, penstock to the Calheta II power station, then on the Levada Nova to the Calheta I power station, looking over the power station, the penstocks, and the outflows of the Levada Nova to the west and to the east. Ascent from the collecting basin on a gravel track to the Lombo do Brasil power station, back to the ER-211 and back to the car.
Distance: 5.3 Km, 120 Hm ascent, 120 Hm descent
Start: 16.15 ER-211
End
17.55 ER-211
Condition
Easy
Remarks
More something for people interested in power stations and engineering.