PR 23 · Madeira

Levada da Azenha

Open

No licence needed for this trail.

A short, easy levada walk in Caniço, from the Azenha to the Caminho Velho do Castelo. Half an hour, flat, good for children. Run by the parish council, so no licence and no fee.

Distance 1.3 km
Walking time 20 min
Highest point 304 m
Route One way

Official figures. Walking times are moving times: they assume you never stop.

The route

The whole trail, with you on it The full line, where you are on it and the way back, in the app. It keeps working with no signal.

Open it in the app

Start Line © OpenStreetMap contributors, for orientation, not navigation

250 m 300 m 350 m

The profile shows the shape of the walk; the figures above are the official ones.

One way. The trail ends somewhere else from where it starts, so plan how you get back before you set off.

Before you go

When to go

Any time of day. Park in Caniço.

In the app

Everything for the day you walk PR 23

You, on the line The whole trail on the map with your position on it, from the car park to the end.
No signal needed Kept on your phone for the valleys and tunnels where the network goes.
A timer for the walk Private, it counts from the trailhead and stops by itself at the end.
To do, and done Mark the walks you want to do and the ones you have walked.
Open or closed, every morning The IFCN status on every trail, read again each day.

Download on the App Store

Free. Scan with your phone.

Questions people ask

Is PR 23 open today?

Yes. The IFCN lists PR 23 (Levada da Azenha) as open.

How long does PR 23 take?

The official walking time is 20 min for 1.3 km, one way. It is a moving time that assumes you never stop, so allow more for photographs, food and rests.

Checked against

IFCN, classified trails table (distance, status)
OpenStreetMap contributors (path)

Status as the IFCN publishes it. This page was last rebuilt on 15 October at 07:00, Madeira time. Trails close without warning after storms: check again on the morning you walk.