Access to the path from Pico do Areeiro to Pico Ruivo remains closed, due to a landslide that occurred over the weekend.
This Sunday Monday we are ecoecting more heavy rain, which could cause a lot more problems, something that will be updated on this blog as we get closer the time.
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has just released an update to the list of classified walking routes that remain closed and with access prohibited, after today several tourists had already been identified on the path that connects Pico do Areeiro to Pico Ruivo who did not respect this impediment.
The following trails therefore remain closed:
PR 1 – Vereda do Areeiro
PR 4 – Levada do Barreiro
PR 7 – Levada do Moinho
PR 15 – Vereda da Ribeira da Janela
PR 16 – Levada Fajã do Rodrigues
PR 19 – Caminho Real do Paul do Mar
PR 20 – Vereda do Jardim do Mar
PR 23 – Levada da Azenha
Some of these trails were closed due to the fires that two weeks ago caused great destruction in the municipalities of Calheta and Porto Moniz. But there are also situations that have been going on for longer, such as Levada do Barreiro, Vereda do Jardim do Mar or Levada da Azenha.
PR 3 – Levada do Pico do Castelo, in Porto Santo, is also only passable in the section between Camacha and Capela da Graça, with the remaining route closed.
The IFCN reminds us that “given that classified walking routes are located in areas subject to strong climatic pressure and consequent natural erosion” “precaution is recommended when undertaking them”.