Pico Arieiro - Pico Ruivo - Achada do Teixeira
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 6.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,219 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 4,816 ft
- Max elevation
- 6,016 ft
- TrailRank
- 36
- Min elevation
- 4,296 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 3 hours 3 minutes
- Time
- 6 hours 53 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1553
- Uploaded
- August 2, 2022
- Recorded
- August 2022
near Curral das Freiras, Madeira (Portugal)
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Itinerary description
Don't pay atention to the times!! I upload the track just to share some information I find very useful :)
Total time from Pico Arieiro to Pico Ruivo about 3 hours with some breaks during the way. Veeeeeery beautiful sceneries.
---> Totally recommended: wake up very early to arrive at Pico Ariero 30min before sunrise time. Bring some breakfast with you and enjoy it while the sun rises up. Completely breathtaking 🧡
Pico Ruivo: there's a snacks & drinks bar here with WC and a drinkable water fountain available.
From Pico Ruivo to Achada do Teixeira: It takes only 30min, veeeeeery easy trekking.
** In Achada do Teixeira you can get a taxi!! **
Very useful if you don't feel like walking back to Pico Arieiro. We paid 60€ in total for the taxi. It takes ~ 1h by taxi back to Pico Ariero. If you improvise this option, you have to book the taxi at the snacks & drinks bar in Pico Ruivo.
It was a great solution for us since we spended more time than needed in the way from Pico Ariero to Ruivo because a guy of another group got dizzy and fainted, and we stayed there until he recovered. Also one of us felt too tired to keep walking.
** About the track **
It is very clear and very easy to follow; around 950 meters elevation; the way has some flat stages combined with others very vertical. I would say it is in global technically easy but physically moderate difficulty.
---> Important in summer to bring a lot of cold & iced water and different snacks to prevent dizziness and exhaustion!!!
Besides that, 100% recommended!! Enjoy a lot 💚
Total time from Pico Arieiro to Pico Ruivo about 3 hours with some breaks during the way. Veeeeeery beautiful sceneries.
---> Totally recommended: wake up very early to arrive at Pico Ariero 30min before sunrise time. Bring some breakfast with you and enjoy it while the sun rises up. Completely breathtaking 🧡
Pico Ruivo: there's a snacks & drinks bar here with WC and a drinkable water fountain available.
From Pico Ruivo to Achada do Teixeira: It takes only 30min, veeeeeery easy trekking.
** In Achada do Teixeira you can get a taxi!! **
Very useful if you don't feel like walking back to Pico Arieiro. We paid 60€ in total for the taxi. It takes ~ 1h by taxi back to Pico Ariero. If you improvise this option, you have to book the taxi at the snacks & drinks bar in Pico Ruivo.
It was a great solution for us since we spended more time than needed in the way from Pico Ariero to Ruivo because a guy of another group got dizzy and fainted, and we stayed there until he recovered. Also one of us felt too tired to keep walking.
** About the track **
It is very clear and very easy to follow; around 950 meters elevation; the way has some flat stages combined with others very vertical. I would say it is in global technically easy but physically moderate difficulty.
---> Important in summer to bring a lot of cold & iced water and different snacks to prevent dizziness and exhaustion!!!
Besides that, 100% recommended!! Enjoy a lot 💚
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