October

Still clear along the flank, with autumn colour in the valley

Warm coastal air with the terraced farms still dry underfoot

First autumn rain revives the cascades; laurel forest at its greenest

Still clear from the fenced viewpoint, and pushchair-friendly

Still warm on the coast; the cloud forest holds its colour

Still warm on the coast and the royal path is dry underfoot

Autumn rain restores the Risco fall with the path still dry

Autumn rain lifts the channel without soaking the path

Ideal Larano conditions: dry cliff ledges, comfortable temperatures

Rain revives the spring; the wide path handles it without trouble

Autumn rain restores the waterfall without soaking the loop

Comfortable temperatures on the exposed peninsula, sea still warm

Autumn rain returns the Laurisilva path to permanent mud

Rain refills the tunnel floor; low ceilings still unforgiving

Still walkable, but the first autumn fronts close the ledges

Still walkable, but the first autumn fronts close in fast at this altitude

Cloud sits on the Encumeada pass again; the descent turns slippery

Fog risk climbing again on the Achada do Teixeira stairs

Fog rolls back onto the plateau above Poço da Neve

Rain returns and the narrow cliffside sections turn slick

Cloud building on the Arieiro ridge and the exposed rock turns slick

Cloud returns to the Ruivo massif; go on a settled forecast

Fog returns to the Torrinhas ridge and the descent gets greasy

Fog returns to Fanal; atmospheric, but keep a GPS track loaded

Autumn rain refloods the 900 m tunnel and the closure returns