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Boca do Risco – View of Penha de Águia loop from Machico

Mountain hikes & routes

Boca do Risco – View of Penha de Águia loop from Machico

Hard

4.8

(11)

58

hikers

Boca do Risco – View of Penha de Águia loop from Machico

06:41

18.6km

790m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 4, 2026

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Parque Natural da Madeira

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.35 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

2

3.86 km

Boca do Risco Trail

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Hiking on the narrow paths is a lot of fun

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3

4.74 km

Boca do Risco

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Wonderful view over the north coast 🤩.

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4

4.76 km

Campsite in the Madeira Natural Park

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Beautiful campsite, drinking water is available 600m south, where the levades pass.

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7.56 km

View of Porto da Cruz

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6

8.57 km

Small waterfall in Madeira Natural Park

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The small waterfall is in the middle of the bend

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9.28 km

View of Boca do Risco and Porto da Cruz

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Cable car 🚡 which is used to transport farmers to reach the cultivated areas on the coast. You can also drive it yourself elsewhere on Madeira. Insanely steep gradient!

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11.0 km

View of Penha de Águia

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Nice view along the coast back to Eagle Rock

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11.3 km

Yellow Ridge

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Suddenly you are in front of the 400 m steep cliff coast and looks down on the deep blue sea. We saw in the depths in the most impossible places …

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18.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.20 km

7.30 km

1.53 km

1.08 km

523 m

Surfaces

8.20 km

6.98 km

1.42 km

1.20 km

702 m

133 m

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Tuesday 19 May

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