This is one of the changes for 2026. It starts on the ER 203, in Carreiras, and climbs to Nicho and Pedra do Poiso, an area where it turns left onto the ER 103 and descends to Ribeira das Cales. At the South Gate of Chão da Lagoa, it turns and runs through the Funchal Ecological Park, from where it descends to Poiso. There it turns left again onto the ER 103 and descends to Ribeiro Frio. It finishes in Cedro Gordo, near the junction for São Roque do Faial. It mixes very technical sections with very fast ones. The enormous final descent may cause brake fatigue problems.

Access:

Via Santo da Serra: Nicho (junction of ER 202 with ER 203), Poiso (Caution: Emergency Exit) and Pedra do Poiso. From Funchal: South Gate of Chão da Lagoa (Warning: Emergency Exit).