Madeira: Aguas Mantas - Portela
near João Frino, Madeira (Portugal)
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Op 21 mei 2013 maakten we deze lichte wandeling over goede paden, deels door dichte bossen en deels langs levada's. In het gehuchtje Aguas Mantas lopen we langs het boswachtershuisje omhoog naar de Levada da Serra do Faial. Een goed pad door het bos volgt de loop van de levada, die grotendeels ondergronds loopt. Op waypoint 3 steken we de weg naar Poiso over en volgen de wegwijzer naar Portela. Door dichte begroeiing blijven we het irrigatiekanaaltje volgen, steken enkele beken over en bereiken een levadahuisje, waar we weer de wegwijzer naar Portela volgen. Vanaf hier lopen we langs een vernieuwde, betonnen levada. Aan de grotere wegenkruising bij waypoint 5 beginnen we naar Portela af te dalen en komen daarbij langs een boswachtershuisje met fraaie picknickplek (waypoint 6). We dalen verder af langs de hier snelstromende levada naar Portela. Aan het einde van de wandeling In Portela zijn enkele tavernes en is er een taxistandplaats om terug te keren naar Aguas Mantas (€15 in 2013)
On May 21, 2013 we did this easy hike on good trails, partly through dense forests and partly along Levadas. In the small village of Aguas Mantas we walked along the forest-house up to the Levada da Serra do Faial. A good track through the forest follows the course of the Levada, which is largely underground. At waypoint 3 we crossed the road to Poiso and followed the signpost to Portela. Through dense vegetation, we kept on following the irrigation canal, crossed a few small streams and reached a Levada house, where we again followed the waysign to Portela. From here on, we walked along a renovated new, concrete Levada. At the larger roads crossing (waypoint 5) we started to descend to Portela and came along a forest-house with attractive picnic spot (waypoint 6). We descended along the rapidly flowing Levada to Portela. At the end of the walk in Portela, there are some taverns and there are always taxis waiting. (Taxi back to Aguas Mantas was € 15 in 2013).
On May 21, 2013 we did this easy hike on good trails, partly through dense forests and partly along Levadas. In the small village of Aguas Mantas we walked along the forest-house up to the Levada da Serra do Faial. A good track through the forest follows the course of the Levada, which is largely underground. At waypoint 3 we crossed the road to Poiso and followed the signpost to Portela. Through dense vegetation, we kept on following the irrigation canal, crossed a few small streams and reached a Levada house, where we again followed the waysign to Portela. From here on, we walked along a renovated new, concrete Levada. At the larger roads crossing (waypoint 5) we started to descend to Portela and came along a forest-house with attractive picnic spot (waypoint 6). We descended along the rapidly flowing Levada to Portela. At the end of the walk in Portela, there are some taverns and there are always taxis waiting. (Taxi back to Aguas Mantas was € 15 in 2013).
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River
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Levada da serra do Faial
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Road to Poisa
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Levadahuisje
Intersection
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Crossing. Go Right to Portela
Picnic
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WP 6
Posto Florestal Lamaceiros Santo Antonio Da Serra, Santa Maria, PRT
Provisioning
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Portela
Car park
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Aguas Mansas
Águas Mansas, on the road Camacha-Santo da Serra
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