19 August 2017 On the trail of the Levada do Pico do Arvoredo in and around Camacha
Also known as Tour 2017-08-19 Camacha
Archival documentation — not a current hiking recommendation. Source file on danishome.ch last modified: 12 June 2020
End
16.25 Camacha
Condition
Walk 1: straightforward except for the Madre area of the Levada do Pico do Arvoredo. To the end of the tunnel, no problem; the bypass path is a little slippery; from the Madre to the start of the tunnel it is exposed and slippery!
Walk 2: straightforward. The Nogueira tunnel of the Levada dos Tornos is very low!
Notes
The upper part of the Levada do Pico do Arvoredo is very fine and varied; otherwise it is more for levada fanatics
Map
Photos
On the Levada da Serra do Faial above Camacha
On the first intact section of the Levada do Pico do Arvoredo towards the Madre
Madre area: the end of the inaccessible tunnel
Madre area: the path to the Madre
Madre area: the Madre and the path from above to the start of the inaccessible tunnel
Back to the end of the visible section of the Levada do Pico do Arvoredo
From here the levada runs in pipes, but old remains can still be seen
On the Levada dos Tornos to the inaccessible tunnel
Via Ribeirinha to the start of the inaccessible tunnel and the north-western exit of the Nogueira tunnel
Through the Nogueira tunnel to the levada divider at the south-western entrance
Along the replacement inflow of the Pico do Arvoredo
Along the road to the levada house and the present course of the water on to the reservoir
The disused section of the Levada dos Zimbreiros below the water house
The disused section of the Levada da Azenha below the water house
