Caminho Real do Monte (PR3.1) is CLOSED on IFCN's official trail-warnings list. It is a classified PR trail managed by the Câmara Municipal do Funchal, not by IFCN: it is not on SIMplifica and carries no IFCN fee. See all Madeira trails · PR1.
Is it open today?
Official IFCN list: CLOSED
Do I need a ticket?
How long and how hard?
4.2 km · 2 h · Moderate · Ribeira das Cales - Funchal Ecological Park Welcome Centre → Monte (Point-to-point)
How do I get there and back?
By bus: the times are in PR3.1 by bus below. It is one way: it ends at Monte, so plan how you get back.
Weather there now
Weather near the trail (IPMA Funchal station, 09:10): 19 °C, wind 3 km/h.
Status: IFCN's official warnings list · weather: IPMA
No. PR3.1 is managed by the Câmara Municipal do Funchal, so it is not on the SIMplifica booking portal and there is no IFCN fee (IFCN FAQ 1.7). We found no charge of its own. If your walk joins an IFCN-managed PR trail, that stretch needs a SIMplifica ticket. More in free walks in Madeira.
The Caminho Real do Monte runs from Ribeira das Cales - Funchal Ecological Park Welcome Centre to Monte. It's a point-to-point walk, so it doesn't finish where you parked — sort your return first (two cars, a pre-booked taxi, or a guided walk with transfers).
Getting there. We found no bus to Ribeira das Cales, where the walk starts: you need a car, a taxi or a transfer.
Getting back. The walk ends at Monte, which has a bus back to Funchal. Horários do Funchal line 21, Monte → Funchal (departures from Monte). Monday to Friday: 13:05, 13:40, 14:15, 14:40, 15:05, 15:35, 16:15, 17:30, 17:45, 19:05. Saturdays: 15:55, 18:05. Sundays and holidays: 14:25, 14:50, 16:00, 18:05.
Times as printed on the operators' timetables published on SIGA, the Region's public transport site; times at intermediate stops are approximate. No buses on 25 December. Check before you travel.
The status card above shows the latest measured reading from the IPMA Funchal station, the regional weather station nearest the trail: temperature, wind and whether it is likely in cloud. Expect the mountains cooler and cloudier than Funchal.
Weather near the trail (IPMA Funchal station, 09:10): 19 °C, wind 3 km/h.
Official weather warnings for the Madeira mountains: IPMA.
If PR3.1 shows closed, don't walk it: closures apply to everyone, ticket or not. For open alternatives, check the live board.