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The user is asking about a specific hike: "Santo António da Serra - Porto da Cruz - Faial" in Madeira. Let me search for this trail in the hikesdatabase.The user is asking specifically about the "Santo António da Serra - Porto da Cruz - Faial" hike. I found it in the community_trails section - it's NOT an official IFCN PR trail, but a community route mapped on AllTrails. Let me compile the details from the result. From the community_trails entry: - Name: Santo António da Serra - Porto da Cruz - Faial - Description: Ideal trail for a pedestrian route through small towns, including Santo António da Serra, Porto da Cruz and Faial. Along this route through urban and rural areas amidst the dense green vegetation typical of the island of Madeira, we recommend that you take a break in each of the aforementioned locations to get to know and explore the culture and traditions of a welcoming people. In Porto da Cruz you can visit the old sugar cane factory, which still works in the same way as when it started... - Rating: 4.1 - Reviews: 59 - Difficulty: hard - Length: 26.7 km - Route type: out and back - Estimated time: 12–13.5 hr - Lat: 32.72633, Lng: -16.82076 - Directions URL: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=32.726330,-16.820760 - AllTrails URL: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/portugal/madeira--2/pr9-levada-do-caldeirao-verde-e-caldeirao-do-inferno - Notice: Community route mapped on AllTrails — NOT part of Madeira's official PR trail network managed by IFCN... This is a community/unofficial trail, so I need to clearly label it as such. There are no matching official PR trails with this exact name. Let me present this informationclearly.
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Santo António da Serra – Porto da Cruz – Faial

⚠️ Community route mapped on AllTrails — this is NOT part of Madeira's official PR trail network managed by IFCN (the regional government's forests & nature-conservation authority), so it has no official open/closed status and no maintenance/signage guarantee. Check access and conditions locally before going.


Key details
DifficultyHard
Distance26.7 km
Route typeOut and back
Estimated time12–13.5 hours
Community rating4.1★ from 59 hiker reviews on AllTrails
About the trail

This is a long, demanding route that winds through the small towns of Santo António da Serra, Porto da Cruz and Faial, crossing both urban and rural areas amid the dense, lush vegetation typical of Madeira. It's ideal for hikers wanting to experience the island's villages and cultural traditions — in Porto da Cruz you can visit the old sugar-cane factory (engenho), which still operates the same way as when it started.

The route is quite long at nearly 27 km, so plan for a full day and ensure you have transport arranged at the end (or be prepared to hike back).

Getting to the trailhead

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