Walking in Madeira and Porto Santo - 60 day walks

• Location
• Description
• Contents
• Introduction
• Sample Route
• Maps
• Updates

Maps of a quality similar to Ordnance Survey Landranger and Explorer maps of Britain are not available in Madeira. The Portuguese ‘Serviço Cartogràfico do Exército’ produces the 1:25,000 ‘Carta Militar’, or military maps of Madeira. These are grossly out-of-date, but remain a good reference for walkers. Nine sheets cover Madeira, but they aren’t sold on the island and so must be obtained before you go. The ‘Instituto Geogràfico e Cadastral’ produces the 1:50,000 ‘Ilha da Madeira’ on two sheets, but this is also grossly out-of-date. The 1:50,000 Kompass map of Madeira and the 1:40,000 Madeira Tour & Trail map have good detail, are fairly up-to-date and use a grid system. Free tourist maps tend to be bland and lacking in detail.

Order your maps well in advance from British suppliers such as: Stanfords (12-14 Long Acre, London WC2E 9BR, tel 0207 836 1321, www.stanfords.co.uk), The Map Shop (15 High Street, Upton-upon-Severn WR8 0HJ, tel 01684 593146, www.themapshop.co.uk) or Cordee (3a De Montfort Street, Leicester LE1 7HD, tel 0116 254 3579, www.cordee.co.uk).