March

Flat, pushchair-friendly path with the valley starting to clear

Royal path drying out with the sea calming below Prazeres

The 100 m Risco fall is still thundering and the path is short

One of the first walks to come good: modern path, no mud, no drop

Portela viewpoint clearing and the Funduras laurels are drying

Laurisilva at its lushest and the levada bed is drying out

Still wet on the old levada; walk it downhill and take your time

Deep mud persists through the Cedros laurel forest

Walkable as the weather settles, though the surface stays greasy

Improving on the terraces, though the stone steps stay wet

Wet tunnels and slick Laurisilva ledges on the way to the fall

Waterfalls still strong; the three tunnels drip and stay muddy

Improving footing on the Levada do Norte, tunnels still wet

Wet forest descent from Encumeada; the pass stays in cloud

The summit clears occasionally, but expect cloud at 1,862 m

Easy loop, though fog often hides the Ribeira Grande valley

Water high in the channel, ground still slick along the whole 15 km

Wind easing on the Larano coast, but the narrow ledges stay exposed

The traverse stays shut after storms more often than it opens

Still storm-prone this high, and the traverse commits you for 11 km

Still flooded; the 900 m tunnel is impassable after winter rain

Ridge still cold and clouded; sure footing impossible when wet

Boca das Torrinhas stays cold and clouded; seasonal closures likely