Quinta Grande walking and hiking route

Walk Instructions

A circular walk direct from HPB, visiting the rather scattered village of Quinta Grande. Good views to the west, over the village towards Campanario. A fair amount of roadside walking, mainly along quiet roads, coupled with a short length of the Levada do Norte.

1. Go straight ahead down the road, soon passing a detached house on the right and commencing a long descent. The road winds down the steep hillside, bounded by pine and eucalyptus. There is soon a bird’s eye view of Quinta Grande, with its spaced out dwellings and tine patches of cultivation and also part of the Rapida, Madeira’s motorway. Continue past the first houses of the village, the road now level.

2. At a road junction, go ahead, rising past the village pharmacy. At the next junction, 60 yards past the pharmacy, turn sharp right (to the left a cul de sac leads to the church and bar). Go steadily uphill, the communications masts on Galo are prominently in view. Go round a sharply rising left bend and join a more major road (ER229).

3. Turn right to follow this road for about 300 yards, to a bridge over a little stream. Cross the bridge then turn right at once to descend a short flight of steps. Turn left at the bottom to walk beside the Levada do Norte, passing a few houses before the levada disappears into a tunnel. Go through the tunnel (torch essential, a good path and generous headroom). Turn right at the far end, admiring the splendid views over Camara de Lobos to Funchal, and continue alongside a narrow irrigation channel. Go across a flight of steps. At a second flight of steps, at a T junction, turn right, soon reaching the road which leads directly to HPB reception. (For HPB villas turn left, down a few steps and go through a gap in the HPB boundary wall). (To avoid the tunnel go straight ahead alongside an irrigation channel for a little more than 100 yards, then rise steeply up a concrete roadway. Join the Cabo Girao access road at the side of the supermarket at Cruz da Caldeira. Turn right to walk uphill along the road to the entrance to HPB.

Disclaimer: This route was correct at time of writing. However, alterations can happen if development or boundary changes occur, and there is no guarantee of permanent access. These walks have been published for use by site visitors on the understanding that neither HPB Management Limited nor any other person connected with Holiday Property Bond is responsible for the safety or wellbeing of those following the routes as described. It is walkers' own responsibility to be adequately prepared and equipped for the ‎level of walk and the weather conditions and to assess the safety and accessibility of the walk.