Daniel’s Levada Directory
Levada das Fontes
Also known as Levada do Ribeiro Frio
Archival documentation — not a current hiking recommendation. Source file on danishome.ch last modified: 30 May 2022
Area
Ribeira Brava
Length
2.5 km
Madrei
Ribeiro Frio N 32° 42.669' W 17° 0.946' ca. 1100 m a.s.l.
Course
From the Madre along the gravel track that leads from Fontes to Pico da Cruz, as far as Fontes. Here it splits; the main branch runs along the lombo to the Estrada de São Paulo.
Along that road, on the right-hand side, always on the crest of the lombo.
Here it crosses the road to the left side, back again, and cross-country to the next junction.
From here it is piped in the road. Here it also crosses the Levada do Boqueirao, until here it runs into the fields again on the right-hand side of the road.
End
Sítio de São Paulo ca. 800 m a.s.l.
Function and use
Small levada for irrigating the fields below and east of Fontes as far as Sítio de São Paulo
Access
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Estrada de São Paulo
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Gravel track north of Fontes to Pico da Cruz
Condition
easy