Rabaçal Walking Routes Reopen

From today, 23rd August, the IFCN has announced the following walking routes re-open to the public:

PR 6 - Levada das 25 Fontes
PR 6.1. - Levada do Risco
PR 6.2 - Levada do Alecrim
PR 6.3 - Vereda da Lagoa do Vento
PR 6.4 - Levada Velha do Rabaçal
PR 6.5 - Vereda do Pico Fernandes
PR 6.6 - Vereda do Túnel do Cavalo
PR 6.7 - Vereda da Câmara de carga do Rabaçal
PR 6.8 - Levada do Paul II – Um caminho para todos
PR 13.1- Vereda da Palha Carga

However, the following routes remain closed:

PR 1 - Vereda do Areeiro
PR 1.1 - Vereda da Ilha
PR 1.2. - Vereda do Pico Ruivo
PR 1.3 - Vereda da Encumeada
PR 2 - Vereda do Urzal
PR 3 - Vereda do Burro
PR 3.1. - Caminho Real do Monte
PR 4 - Levada do Barreiro
PR 7 - Levada do Moinho
PR 9 - Levada do Caldeirão Verde
PR 12 - Caminho Real da Encumeada
PR 13 - Vereda do Fanal
PR 17 - Caminho do Pináculo e Folhadal
PR 18 - Levada do Rei
PR 20 - Vereda do Jardim do Mar
PR 23 - Levada da Azenha
PR 27 - Glaciar do Planalto
PR 28 - Levada da Rocha Vermelha

All camping remains prohibited.

The Levada Nova and Levada dos Moinho trails in in Ponta do Sol remain closed as do the Queimadas Forest Park and Pico das Pedras Forest Park in Santana.

Routes are closed for a variety of reasons - because of the proximity of fire, because of damage caused by fire or because the need to divert staff to emergency activities. Please respect the closure notices.