The SRA - Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Natural Resources, informs:

In an official statement from September 07th, this entity informs that the following footpaths are temporarily closed for maintenance works:

• PR 1 Vereda do Areeiro (Pico do Areeiro - Achada do Teixeira);
• PR 1.1 Vereda da Ilha (Achada do Teixeira - Ilha);
• PR 1.2 Vereda do Pico Ruivo (Achada do Teixeira - Pico Ruivo);
• PR 1.3 Vereda da Encumeada (Pico Ruivo - Encumeada);
• PR2 - Vereda do Urzal (Curral das Freiras - Boaventura) - New;
• PR3 - Vereda do Burro (Pico do Areeiro - Ribeira das Cales) - New;
• PR3.1 - Caminho Real do Monte (Ribeira das Cales - Monte) - New;
• PR4 -Levada do Barreiro (Poço da Neve - Casa do Barreiro) - New;
• PR 7 Levada do Moinho (Ribeira da Cruz - Lamaceiros);
• PR 12 Caminho Real da Encumeada (Boca da Corrida - Encumeada);
• PR 14 Levada dos Cedros ( Fanal - Curral Falso);
• PR 17 Caminho do Pináculo e Folhadal (Lombo do Mouro - Caramujo - Folhadal - Encumeada);
• PR 18 Levada do Rei (Quebradas - Ribeiro Bonito)

The following footpaths are in good conditions:

• PR5 Vereda das Funduras (Portela - Maroços);
• PR 6 Levada das 25 Fontes (Rabaçal - 25 Fontes);
• PR6.1 Levada do Risco ( Rabaçal - Risco) - New;
• PR 8 Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço ( Baia d´Abra - Cais do Sardinha);
• PR 9 Levada do Caldeirão Verde (Queimadas - Caldeirão Verde- Caldeirão do Inferno);
• PR 10 Levada do Furado ( Ribeiro Frio - Portela);
• PR 11 Levada dos Balcões (Ribeiro Frio - Balcões);
• PR 13 Vereda do Fanal (Assobiadores - Fanal);
• PR 15 Vereda da Ribeira da Janela (Curral Falso - Ribeira da Janela);
• PR19 Vereda do Paul do Mar (Prazeres - Paul do Mar);
• Um percurso para todos: Queimadas - Pico das Pedras;

In Porto Santo Island all the footpaths are in good conditions.

In an official statement issued on June 2nd, this entity informs that the Levada walk from Calheta to Ponta do Sol between the path from Cova do Arco and Carvalhal is temporaly closed due to mainytenace works. These works are scheduled to be concluded around January 2011.

The IGA - Investimentos e Gestão de Água, S.A,informs:

In a notice released on 24/03/10, and due to the recent rain storms from February 20th, this entity informs that due to maintenance works undertaken in hydraulics infrastructures and some uncertified Levadas are temporally closed, as follows:

• Levada da Fajã do Rodrigues (on the island’s northern slopes);
• Levada da Calheta - Ponta do Sol;
• Levada da Calheta - Ponta do Pargo;
• Levada da Serra do Faial;
• The northern stretch of the Tornos Canal (on the island’s northern slopes);

In a notice release from January 22nd, this entity informs that the walking route “Levada da Serra do Faial”,which connects Ribeiro Frio and Casa dos Lamaceiros,in the borough of Machico is closed due to maintenance works.

In a notice release from january 11th, this entity informs that the “Levada Calheta - Ponta do Pargo” is closed due to maintenance works.

In a notice release from October 9th, this entity informs that the acess to “Levada Calheta - Ponta do Pargo”, in the stretch between the Prazeres sluice gate (km 13+000) and the end of the main channel at km 39+200 (Cabo irrigation reservoir), is closed due to maintenance works. The works are scheduled to be completed on May 2011.

In a notice release from October 2nd, this entity informs that the “Levada dos Zimbreiros”, in the stretch between Ribeira da Ponta do Sol (km 0+000) and Caminho da Pereirinha (km 3+800), is closed due to maintenance works.

In a notice release from July 27th, this entity informs that the levada walk from Calheta to Ponta do Sol and the levada walk from Machico to Caniçal are closed due to maintenance works.These works are scheduled to be concluded around January 2011.

In a notice release from June 19th, this entity informs the walking route “Levada dos Zimbreiros”, at the section between km 6+100 (Caminho da Candelária) and the section km 11+650, near the area of Apresentação, borough of Ponta do Sol is closed due to maintenance works (2nd stage).

In a notice release from April 24th, this entity informs that the walking route “Levada da Serra do Faial”, is closed due to maintenance works in the section between Lamaceiros and Lombo da Raiz, in the parish of Santo António da Serra, Machico.