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View of Porto Moniz – View of Porto Moniz loop from Porto Moniz

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Porto Moniz

View of Porto Moniz – View of Porto Moniz loop from Porto Moniz

Moderate

4.5

(141)

458

hikers

View of Porto Moniz – View of Porto Moniz loop from Porto Moniz

04:07

10.8km

720m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

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Parque Natural da Madeira

Waypoints

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984 m

View of Porto Moniz from the Miradouro da Pedra Mole

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Nice view down to Porto Moniz

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1.45 km

View of Porto Moniz

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The Atlantic, the view, the smell, Madeira. Cool 😎

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3

3.20 km

Igreja de Santa

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Interesting carillon

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5.33 km

Not recommended

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7.95 km

Stone Steps Trail with Forks

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6

9.34 km

View of Porto Moniz

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Especially on our round tour around Porto Moniz, this place came to us as a place to take a break and enjoy the magnificent view.

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10.4 km

Porto Moniz Parish Church

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Beautiful church above Porto Moniz from the 17th century

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10.4 km

Scenic neighborhood in Porto Moniz

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This district is a little away from the busy seaside promenade... so you can explore it in peace

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10.8 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.99 km

2.63 km

2.46 km

1.52 km

225 m

Surfaces

3.76 km

2.67 km

1.78 km

1.24 km

725 m

648 m

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Tuesday 28 July

26°C

17°C

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Comments

August 1, 2022,Kleine Runde um Porto Muniz entlang der Levada
Today we start with a varied hike around Porto Muniz. At the beautiful church in the village, the ascent began with magnificent views of the sea and the countryside. Then further along the levada with many different flowers, plantations and then further through a eucalyptus forest. Finally, before the descent, enjoyed a great view of Porto Muniz. 😀

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We hike a small loop around Porto Moniz at the north-western end of Madeira. After stocking up on water at the local supermarket, we head from the Hotel Salgueiro up to the town hall and then to the church. It's worth taking a look inside the church. We hike on, past the church on the left, and turn left onto …

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September 18, 2023,Kleine Runde um Porto Moniz
Great panoramic view of Porto Moniz. We met some trail runners along the way.

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A varied, relaxed route along small paths and fields. In some places in the forest where the red earth is exposed, it is very slippery when wet.

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Didn't see anything, walked in clouds the whole time and was soaking wet

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On this tour we met a nice companion, Sandra from Cologne.

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Unfortunately, we weren't as lucky with the weather today as we have been in the past few days. The north of Madeira let us start with 18 degrees at around 10 a.m. and welcomed us with a mystical veil of fog at altitude. The climb to the right was a beautiful little grassy trail. At the height it then went …

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Starting off in Porto Moniz we took an ad hoc loop ascending the steep slopes to Santa before proceeding to Colmeiras, Cancelas & Lamaceiros.
I would rate this hike as intermediate in standard but in need of good levels of fitness considering you ascend some 620m to a peak of 640m having started roughly 20m above sea level.
The intended …
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