Official Trail Status
Leave No Trace practices, trail conservation, campsite etiquette, and protecting Madeira’s mountain heritage.
Chão das Feiteiras is an official IFCN campsite in Madeira with no toilet. What I found, the camping rules and €5 fee, and how to pack out waste and pads.
Madeira has two Pico Ruivos. The quiet one, at 1,640 m on the Paul da Serra plateau, now has volunteers caring for its path. What it is and how to walk it gently.
Why Madeira now books, charges and caps its trails, what PR 1's one-way rule means, and how to hike the island in 2026 without wearing the paths out.
Booked slots, full car parks and busy viewpoints: a local's honest look at how tourism changed everyday hiking in Madeira, and how to be a good guest.