Daniel’s Levada Directory
Levada do Curral da Pedra
Archival documentation — not a current hiking recommendation. Source file on danishome.ch last modified: 12 June 2020
Area
Funchal
Length
: 2,4 Km
Madrei
Ribeira da Lapa N 32°42.330 W 16°57.200 ca. 980 m a.s.l.
Course
Out of the valley of the Ribeira da Lapa, first 500 metres parallel to and east of the ER-107, then it meets the ER-107 here, then along the eastern side of the ER-107, crossing with the Levada do Lombo, on along the ER-107, until it disappears here into the roadside ditch.
End
ER-107 ca. 820 m a.s.l.
Function and use
Steep levada for the water supply of the north-western districts of Funchal
Access
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ER-107 before the tunnel to Curral das Freiras and the junction for Eira do Serrado, by a footpath,
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From the place where the levada meets the road (see above)
Condition
easy, mostly along the road
Remarks
Despite the proximity to the Levada do Lombo, the water of the two levadas does not mix!