Ponta do Sol a Ponta Delgada — Madeira hike guide

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The user is asking about the "Ponta do Sol a Ponta Delgada" hike in Madeira. Let me search for this trail using the find_hikes tool.The user asked about the "Ponta do Sol a Ponta Delgada" hike. Looking at the results, I don't see an official PR trail with that exact name. There are community trails near Ponta do Sol listed in the results, but none specifically named "Ponta do Sol a Ponta Delgada." Let me search more specifically for this trail - it's a well-known route in Madeira. Let me try a more specific query.The user asked about the "Ponta do Sol a Ponta Delgada" hike. Neither the official PR trails nor the community trails in the results contain a trail specifically named "Ponta do Sol a Ponta Delgada" or "Ponta do Sol to Ponta Delgada." Let me search more specifically for this trail name, as it's a known Madeira hike.Based on my search results, there's no official IFCN PR trail called "Ponta do Sol a Ponta Delgada" in Madeira's official trail network. The `find_hikes` tool returned no results for this specific trail name. Looking at the web search results, I can see the trail directory lists PR30 as "Vereda da Ponta do Sol" (not "Ponta do Sol a Ponta Delgada"). There's no PR trail matching "Ponta do Sol a Ponta Delgada" in the official Madeira trail register. However, "Ponta do Sol to Ponta Delgada" is a known older/longer coastal walk route on Madeira's south coast - it goes from Ponta do Sol westward through several villages (Madalena do Mar) to Ponta Delgada. But this is NOT an official PR trail in the IFCN register. Let me search more specifically forthis trail.

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Based on my research, there is no official PR (Percurso Recomendado) trail called "Ponta do Sol a Ponta Delgada" in Madeira's official trail network. The name seems to combine two different places — Ponta do Sol (a town on the south-west coast) and Ponta Delgada (a village on the north coast) — but no official IFCN trail connects them under that name.

You're most likely thinking of one of these two trails near Ponta do Sol:

PR 30 — Vereda da Ponta do Sol ✅ Open

This is the official trail in the Ponta do Sol area:

Start: Ponta do Sol (town)
End: Lombada
Distance: 4 km
Duration: ~1.5–2 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation gain: ~350 m
Type: Vereda (coastal/hillside path)
Status: Open
Fee: €4.50 via SIMplifica (visitors > 12; ≤ 12 free)
Highlight: Coastal and valley views above Madeira's sunniest town. Can be very hot in summer — go early morning or late afternoon.

Coastal views over the village of Ponta do Sol, terraced hillsides, and the Atlantic. It's a pleasant, moderately graded walk that climbs from the seafront up to Lombada da Ponta do Sol.

Popular Community Route: Levada Nova – Levada do Moinho (Loop)

Not an official IFCN PR trail, but the most popular hike in the Ponta do Sol area — 4.7★ from 6,100+ reviews on AllTrails:

Start/End: Lombada da Ponta do Sol (circular)
Distance: ~9.3 km (loop)
Difficulty: Moderate
Type: Loop combining two historic levadas
Highlights: Valley views over traditional poios (farmed terraces), ruins of old watermills, the famous Levada Nova waterfall, and a rock-cut tunnel (bring a flashlight)

This is a community route mapped on AllTrails — not part of Madeira's official PR trail network managed by IFCN, so it has no official open/closed status and no maintenance/signage guarantee; check access and conditions locally before going.

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Other Trails Near Ponta do Sol

Route	Type	Distance	Rating	Notes
Rota da Levada do Moinho	Community	10 km	4.5★ (453)	Out & back along the historic Levada do Moinho from Lombada
Caminho das Cascatas da Levada Nova	Community	7.7 km	4.7★ (283)	Waterfall route from Lombada; hard difficulty
Ponta do Sol – Levada do Moinho	Community	7.7 km	4.2★ (51)	Starts at Ponta do Sol beach; follows the centuries-old Levada do Moinho

All three are community (non-IFCN) routes — not official PR trails, no guaranteed maintenance or status info.

📍 Ponta Delgadas on Madeira

If you specifically meant Ponta Delgada (the village on the north coast in the municipality of São Vicente), the closest official trail is PR 27 — Vereda da Ribeira da Janela, which follows Madeira's longest river nearby. But there's no trail directly connecting Ponta do Sol to Ponta Delgada.

Could you clarify which trail you meant? If it's PR 30 (Vereda da Ponta do Sol) or the Levada Nova–Levada do Moinho loop, I can give you more details — including the current weather forecast and how to get there by bus.

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