One of the new features of the 66th edition of Rali da Madeira is the new route in Ponta do Sol, which will be completed twice on Saturday, 2 August. At 15.20 km, it is the second longest stage organised by Club Sports da Madeira and reflects the Madeiran hillside, going from the sea to the mountains. The timed section begins a few dozen metres above Madalena do Mar beach and ends at the Paúl da Serra plateau, after passing through Carvalhal.

It is a stage with interesting features. It is almost entirely uphill, except for a small section in the Ribeira da Madalena area, and has a significant difference in altitude between the start and finish, 1,360 metres. Its layout also combines slow and technical sections with other very fast ones. The start is at an altitude of 53 metres and the timing point is at 1,413 metres. As the first half is completely new, it may allow foreign drivers to have less of a disadvantage compared to the local drivers' excellent knowledge of the route.