PR1 Vereda do Areeiro

Am amazing hike with spectacular views. Either you get to walk in the clouds in misty mountains or you get the see the spectacular cliffs vertically falling down into the valley below. The track is super well maintained and even without the connection to the Pico Ruivo the hike is a gem. We spent 3h just because we admired the scenery so much. Madeira Mist see for a very good reason

Spectacular. €5 for all day at middle car park. We arrived at 6:45 and had to park in this one. We visited in October and sunrise was at 8:13. We preferred the hill below the top point to watch the sunrise as it’s less crowded.

Trail is open until stairway to heaven, 1h walking distance in one way, many oportunities for great pictures and memories, local shelter offers souvenirs and food&drinks, must visit if You are on Madera 🫠

We went to watch the sunrise rise which was our highlight. The walk our guide said was quite. I found it very busy but I am used to being in much quieter hikes. Since Aug 2024 there was a landslide and the full walk is now blocked so you walk down the staircase to look back at it and walk all the way back. The scenery was spectacular and we had a really nice, sunny warm day for the walk which made the day. I wouldn't have enjoyed it if it was wet and cold! I've put 4 stars only because the full hike is closed.

One of the most amazing sunrise and hiking experiences of my life. It's too bad the path was closed this year, but it was still work hiking what was open to take in all the epic views.

We went for a sunrise hike on a Saturday, showed up a little before 7am and the parking situation was crazy. Police blocked the road to the top and hundreds of cars were parking in the remote lot but there were only 2 parking ticket machines. We waited 45 min in line to pay for parking before an official came over and said we could pay afterwards. By the time we walked up we just missed sun rise 🤣 ( I added a Pic of the parking lot and the lineup for parking tickets in case you think I'm exaggerating. ) The short section of the hike that is open is very nice but the amount of people is a little overwhelming at times. Overall, I'd recommend this one but if you're planning to go for sun rise, go very early!

Enjoyed the hike! It’s very weather dependent. It got very cloudy after 30mins so we didn’t get a view anymore. Tips- there aren’t many car park slots at the top. We chose to go later and arrived around 1pm so it was easy to find. It costs 3euros an hour. We were there for almost 3 hours so this shows how nice the place is! The road towards the car park is quite well maintained so that was really good. There is a toilet with 1euro fees.

We did a sunset hike from 2000-2130. Plenty of parking at that time and not too crowded on the trail. Some of the best views we’ve seen!