Tell me about the Santana - Ponta do Clérigo Trail levada walk in Madeira
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The user is asking about the Santana - Ponta do Clérigo Trail levada walk in Madeira. I need to look this up using the find_hikes tool. Let me search for it specifically.The search for "Santana Ponta do Clérigo" returned no results. Let me try a broader search, maybe with just "Ponta do Clérigo" or look for it differently.The user asked about the "Santana - Ponta do Clérigo Trail" levada walk. This trail appears in the community_trails (not in the official IFCN PR trails), so I need to present it with the unofficial trail caveat.
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- Name: Santana - Ponta do Clérigo Trail
- Rating: 4.6★ from 145 hiker reviews on AllTrails
- Difficulty: hard
- Length: 6.6 km
- Route type: out and back
- Estimated time: 4–4.5 hr
- Description: This is a pedestrian trail in the municipality of Santana, characterized by the beautiful views of green fields with the seabed. During your journey, observe the typical houses and discover the passage through a levada that will take you to a 15m tunnel that will then lead you to a path that goes down to the road, which passes the house of the troglodytes and continues to Ponta do Clérigo. Take the same path back to the starting point.
- Lat/Lng: 32.79609, -16.86637
- Directions URL: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=32.796090,-16.866370
- AllTrails URL: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/portugal/madeira--2/santana-trilha-da-ponta-do-clerigo
It's NOT an official IFCN PR trail - it's a community route mapped on AllTrails. I need to clearly label it as such.
Let me also find a video for it.The user is asking about the Santana - Ponta do Clérigo Trail. Based on the results, this trail appears in the `community_trails` list (not as an official IFCN PR trail). Let me compile the information from the community trail data.
Key details:
- Name: Santana - Ponta do Clérigo Trail
- It's a community/unofficial trail (NOT part of Madeira's official PR trail network)
- Difficulty: hard
- Length: 6.6 km
- Route type: out and back
- Estimated time: 4–4.5 hr
- Rating: 4.6★ from 145 hiker reviews on AllTrails
- Description: This is a pedestrian trail in the municipality of Santana, characterized by the beautiful views of green fields with the seabed. During your journey, observe the typical houses and discover the passage through a levada that will take you to a 15m tunnel that will then lead you to a path that goes down to the road, which passes the house of the troglodytes and continues to Ponta do Clérigo. Take the same path back to the starting point.
- Coordinates: 32.79609, -16.86637
- No official open/closed status
- Directions URL available
I should present this clearly with the unofficial trail caveat, as required by myinstructions.
How this was derived · 2 steps
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Photos: walkmeguide.com · green = official IFCN PR trail · amber = community route (AllTrails)
Santana – Ponta do Clérigo Trail
This is a community route mapped on AllTrails — not part of Madeira's official PR (Percurso Recomendado) trail network managed by IFCN (the regional government's forests and nature-conservation authority). It therefore has no official open/closed status and no maintenance/signage guarantee; check access and conditions locally before going.
At a glance
| Difficulty | Hard |
| Distance | 6.6 km (out & back) |
| Estimated time | 4–4.5 hours |
| Start / End | Santana municipality area |
| Community rating | 4.6★ from 145 hiker reviews on AllTrails |
The walk
This trail sits in the municipality of Santana, on Madeira's lush north coast. It's characterised by beautiful views of green fields tumbling down towards the seabed — the Atlantic stretches below you for much of the route.
Along the way you'll pass:
- Typical Santana houses — the triangular thatched casinhas the area is famous for
- A levada section carved into the hillside, carrying you along the water channel
- A 15 m tunnel the levada passes through — bring a head torch
- The Casa dos Trogloditas (House of the Troglodytes) — a curious stone dwelling
- Ponta do Clérigo — the dramatic coastal headland that is the trail's destination
It's an out-and-back route, so you return the same way.
Be aware
- The trail is rated hard — expect steep, uneven sections and exposure.
- The tunnel is narrow and unlit; a head torch or phone torch is essential.
- Because this is not an official IFCN trail, there is no maintained signage, no official status checks, and no guaranteed rescue infrastructure specific to this path.
- As always on the north coast, weather can change quickly — fog and rain roll in fast.
Getting there
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