Levada de Santo Antonio inf. 1

Madrei

Ribeira dos Pregos N 32°48.140 W 16°52.300 ca. 420 m a.s.l.

Course

From the Ribeira dos Pregos on the western slope of the Lombo de Santo Antonio, crossing the Avenida Bispo Jorge de Lemos and later feeding into the Caminho do Vinhatagal, along that as far as the turn-off of the path to the Ribeira dos Pregos, then on along the slope, with a turn-off to the western tunnel exit of the Levada do Cantinho, and on to the fields on the western side of the lombo.

End

Western side of the Lombo de Santo Antonio ca. 400 m a.s.l.

Function and use

Irrigation of the fields on the western side of the Lombo de Santo Antonio

Access

• Junction with the Avenida Bispo Jorge de Lemos and the Caminho do Vinhatagal

• Path from the Ribeira dos Pregos and the Avenida Bispo Jorge de Lemos

• Ascent from the western tunnel exit of the Levada do Cantinho

Condition

Easy; at times the levada crosses private land, and it is piped along the Caminho do Vinhatagal

Remarks

A small levada found by chance on the ascent from the Levada do Cantinho

The name is arbitrary and purely geographical