PR 12 - Caminho Real da Encumeada
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 14–22 °C (57–72 °F)
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- F11°8°307
- M12°8°256
- A12°9°217
- M14°10°127
- J19°14°65
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- O16°13°299
- N13°10°357
- D12°9°446
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
About 13 km (8 mi) long, PR 12 - Caminho Real da Encumeada is a regional hiking route in Madeira, Portugal. It lies about 1.9 km southwest of Curral das Freiras. By long-term climate averages, the best months are May–Sep.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 13 km · 8 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 12 km · 8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 1.9 km SW of Curral das Freiras (Câmara de Lobos, Madeira) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Madeira
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Regional route
- Ref
- PR 12
- From / to
- Miradouro da Boca da Corrida → Encumeada
- Route centre
- 32.7323, -17.0029
- Route start
- 32.7110, -16.9869
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 2239198
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.