Levada da Tabua

Madrei

Ribeira da Tabua N 32°42.950 W 17°03.250 ca. 710 m a.s.l.

Course

On the east side of the Tabua valley it is a little wild at first, then in open woodland with fine views into the Tabua valley. After about a third of the way, a path climbs out of the Tabua valley; after another third, a descent to Tabua and a climb to the Levada do Lombo do Mouro, and the passage of a stable reached by a gravel track running parallel to the levada. At the end, by the road, a reservoir is filled, then piping and a further reservoir towards the south

End

Lombo Macapez ca. 655 m a.s.l. (2 large water tanks)

Function and use

Water supply for the area north and west of Faja do Trigo

Access

• To the Madre either via the

  • descent from Pedras, the ER-110 or Sitio da Quinta

  • climb on the gravel track, with alternatives from Tabua

• Climbing path from the fields north of Tabua

• Climb from Tabua and descent from the gravel track that runs along the Levada do Lombo do Mouro

• To the end via the

  • road from Ribeira Brava, junction in Achada, on along the road past the junction for Pomar de Rocha, the start of the Levada Nova, and on to the upper reservoir at the end of the levada

  • Levada do Lombo do Mouro

Condition

Well maintained; at the start it runs parallel to a gravel track, easy

Remarks

A circular walk with the Levada do Lombo do Mouro or the Levada Nova is possible (see Walk 2015)