Day 4: Hike Encumeada → Eira do Serrado | Overnight: Eira do Serrado Hotel

A highlight day for “Madeira drama.” Encumeada sits in the island’s mountain spine, and today delivers sweeping valley views and that classic feeling of hiking through a living landscape—clouds rolling, light shifting, terrain changing beneath your feet. We finish in the Eira do Serrado area and stay at the Eira do Serrado Hotel, perched above one of the island’s most striking valleys. (L)

What to expect on trail:
- High-country conditions (wind, mist, and fast-changing weather)
- Long scenic stretches where the views just keep opening
- Variable footing—some rocky/stepped sections mixed with smoother trail
- Approximate distance: 11 miles