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PR 3 · Madeira

Vereda do Burro

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Down from the Pico do Areeiro car park to Ribeira das Cales, mostly through heather and then laurel forest. A descent, not a climb.

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

The route

N 1 km
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.
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Start Line © OpenStreetMap contributors, for orientation, not navigation
1,200 m 1,400 m 1,600 m 1,800 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

Starts at the top, so it is all downhill; arrange a lift or a taxi from Ribeira das Cales, or walk PR 3.1 on to Monte.

A trail in the app: the timer, the line on the map and the elevation

In the app

Everything for the day you walk PR 3

  • 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.
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Questions people ask

Is PR 3 open today?

Yes. The IFCN lists PR 3 (Vereda do Burro) as open.

Checked against

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.

Guides that mention this trail

Hiking and levadas Free Levada Walks in Madeira: What Still Costs Nothing in 2026 Since January 2026 most classified trails in Madeira cost €4.50. These walks are still free, with no booking, and here is what you give up. Read 9 min Places to see Monte, Funchal: Cable Car, Monte Palace Garden and Toboggans A half day in Monte above Funchal: cable car up, Monte Palace garden, the church and the wicker toboggan down. 2026 prices and hours. Read 8 min Hiking and levadas Madeira Hiking Fee 2026: Who Pays €4.50, and Who Doesn't Madeira's trail fee is €4.50 a person per classified trail in 2026, €10.50 for the full PR 1. Under-13s and residents walk free. Who pays what. Read 8 min

Trails nearby

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The high ridge walk between the island's two tallest peaks, through tunnels and along staircases cut into the rock.

  • 6.1 km
  • 3 h
  • Moderate
  • One way
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Vereda do Areeiro

Pico do Areeiro to Miradouro da Pedra Rija

The first stretch of the Areeiro ridge, out to the Pedra Rija viewpoint and back.

  • 1.2 km
  • 1 h
  • Moderate
  • There and back
PR 4 Partly open

Levada do Barreiro

A high levada from Poço da Neve, near the Areeiro road, down to the Casa do Barreiro. Partly passable at the moment; check the IFCN.

  • 6.7 km
  • Easy
  • One way