With over 2000, even 3000 km of hiking trails Madeira is an incredible island for hiking enthusiasts. Among all these paths, some are recommended by the Madeira Autonomous Government. They are called PR: short walks. Some of them are very well known, and also well maintained and perfectly marked. There are 23 of them in Madeira.
There are 2 types of PR in Madeira, between the levada walks and the more classic walks called veredas.
Here is the official list of Madeira's PR trails:
PR1 - Vereda do Pico Ruivo (3 possible variants)
PR2 - Vereda do Urzal
PR3 - Vereda do Burro
PR4 - Levada do Barreiro
PR5 - Vereda das Funduras
PR6 - Levada of the 25 fountains
PR6.1 - Levada do Risco
PR6.2 - Levada do Alecrim: about 7 km - easy - round trip
PR6.3 - Vereda da Lagoa do Vento
PR7 - Levada do Moinho
PR8 - Vereda the Point of Sao Lourenço
PR9 - Levada do Caldeirão Verde: about 14 km - normal - round trip
PR10 - Levada do Furado
PR11 - Vereda dos Balcõe: about 3 km - easy - outward/return
PR12 - Caminho Real da Encumeada
PR13 - Vereda do Fanal: about 10 km - normal - itinerant
PR14 - Levada dos Cedros: about 11 km (5.5 one way) - normal - out and back
PR15 - Vereda da Ribeira da Janela
PR16 - Levada Fajã do Rodrigues
PR17 - Caminho do Pináculo e Folhadal
PR18 - Levada do Rei: about 10 km - normal - round trip
PR19 - Vereda Real do Paul do Mar
PR20 - Vereda do Jardim do Mar
PR21 - Caminho do Norte
PR22 - Vereda do Chão dos Louros
PR23 - Levada da Azenha