Daniel’s Levada Directory
Levada do Lombo de Baixo
Also known as Levada do Moinho da Fajã da Murta
Archival documentation — not a current hiking recommendation. Source file on danishome.ch last modified: 6 January 2024
Area
Faial/northeast
Length
3,1 km
Madrei
Ribeira Seca N 32°45.850 W 16°52.550 ca. 300 m a.s.l. Limoeiro
Course
From the left bank of the Ribeira Seca over a levada bridge; dry from here, possibly piped. In Limoeiro it crosses the regional road from Cruzinhas to Faial; originally on the eastern side of the valley as far as Lombo de Baixo
End
Lombo de Baixo ca. 160 m a.s.l.
Function and use
Irrigation of the area around Lombo de Baixo
Access
ER-213 via Cruzinhas, ER-103 via Lombo de Baixo
Condition
Madre and the first 200 metres intact; the water is diverted through a pipe. North of the village of Limoeiro only the path can still be made out; the levada is no longer there