Daniel’s Levada Directory
Levada do Pisao
Archival documentation — not a current hiking recommendation. Source file on danishome.ch last modified: 12 June 2020
Area
Monte/Funchal
Length
3,3 km
Madrei
Ribeira do Pisao N 32°41.750 W 16°54.500 ca. 935 m a.s.l.
Course
First a steep stretch through the wood, then to the ER-103, then along the ER-103, from here by side lanes, back to the ER-103, straight on by the side lane and back to the ER-103, and there a turn-off to a reservoir. The levada presumably continues, piped, through the Quinta Jardins do Imperador park
End
Tanque ca. 490 m a.s.l., the original end of the Levada do Barreiro at this reservoir
Function and use
Water supply for Monte
Access
From the ER-103 in the upper part by the gravel track, or from the southern part of the Parque Ecologico do Funchal via the Casa do Barreiro or the Pico Alto; near the upper reservoir, directly from the ER-103. Further down, directly from the ER-103.
Condition
Unknown in the upper part; further down, along the road
