Levada dos Agriões

Madrei

• Upper Madre in the eastern branch of the Ribeira de Vargem N 32°45.604 W 17°02.132 ca. 710 m a.s.l.

• Lower Madre shortly before the western branch of the Ribeira da Vargem joins the main branch N 32°45.722 W 17°02.141 ca. 670 m a.s.l.

Course

From the upper Madre, where the Vereda do Rosto Branco meets the eastern branch of the Ribeira da Vargem, westwards to the western branch of the Ribeira da Vargem, and from here in the stream bed shortly before the two branches meet. Here there is a further weir that leads the water on along the Vereda do Rosto Branco. Later you meet the ascent path to the Levada do Norte. Along this path, partly as a stream, until shortly before the Levada da Faja do Rodrigues.

Here the levada branches off to the right and flows into a reservoir above the retaining wall of the Levada da Faja do Rodrigues.

When the onward flow in the Levada dos Agrioes is interrupted, this is what it looks like here:

End

Loural ca. 400 m a.s.l.

Function and use

Old levada supplying the fields in Loural

Access

• Access road to the Levada da Faja do Rodrigues

• Vereda do Rosto Branco

• Ascent path to the Levada do Norte

Condition

Narrow, but not dangerous

Remarks

There are 2 ways to reach the first Madre of the levada: either via the second Madre and the Vereda do Rosto Branco (walk on 11 June 2022) or via the signposted path (Levada Velha do Folhadal) to the upper course of the levada and to the first Madre (walk on 13 June 2022). It is also possible to cross the stream above the Madre (cairns!) (walk on 13 June 2022)