Daniel’s Levada Directory
30 June 2018 A warm-up loop on the Caniço Trail around Assomada
Also known as Tour 2018-06-30 Assomada
Archival documentation — not a current hiking recommendation. Source file on danishome.ch last modified: 12 June 2020
Course
From the church in Assomada, first west and then north to the terminal branch of the Levada do Canico, the water house, first down along the levada and then up again along the Moinho Sao Pedre and the Moinho Feliciano to the reservoir of the Levada do Canico with the old Moinho da Escuna.
From here on the north-eastern terminal branch of the Levada dos Zimbreiros, first a little up, then a short descent and up again towards the Pico de Agua, the trig point of the Pico de Agua.
From here first along the northern side branch of the Levada dos Zimbreiros, then up the ER-205 to the water house and the old course of the Levada da Azenha, back to the ER-205 and along it to the turn-off of the southern side branch of the Levada dos Zimbreiros. Descent and a look at the old water basins, on down to the ER-204, and on this back to the church of Assomada.
Distance: 8,8 Km, 450 m of ascent, 450 m of descent
Start: 15.00 Assomada
End
18.30 Assomada
Condition
In places a little rough along the terminal branches of the Levada do Canico and the Zimbreiros
Notes
The Caniço Trail, which we followed in part, is a geocache power trail with about 20 geocaches!