Daniel’s Levada Directory
Levada da Ribeira do Passo
Also known as Levada da Fajã do Amo
Archival documentation — not a current hiking recommendation. Source file on danishome.ch last modified: 1 April 2022
Area
Sao Vicente
Length
3.5 Km
Madrei
Ribeira de Passo N 32°47.300 W 17°03.110 ca. 275 m a.s.l.
Course
First below the road from Sao Vicente to Ginjas; in Lombo it crosses the road, and in the middle of the village the surplus water of the Levada do Lombo flows into the levada. Then above the road, first quite wild and overgrown, to Poiso, then above the fields to Terra Cha, splitting into at least 2 terminal branches
End
Terra Cha, ca. 145 m a.s.l.
Function and use
Irrigation of the slopes around Lombo, Poiso and Terra Cha
Access
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To the Madre from the road, on a field path
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Various field paths from the road from Sao Vicente to Ginjas
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Path from Lombo to Passo
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Crossing with the road from Sao Vicente to Ginjas
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Ascent in Poiso, Faja do Amo and Terra Cha
Condition
From the Madre to Lombo quite narrow and overgrown; between Lombo and Poiso reasonably passable; after Poiso overgrown in places. Not meant for walking, but a working levada
Remarks
In Lombo, part of the water of the Levada do Lombo flows into the levada