Hiking 7 days across the island of Madeira

In January 2024 my partner Claudia and I spent a week backpacking across the Portuguese island of Madeira, with our original plan being to hike the 115 km Madeira Island Ultra Trail (MIUT) route from Porto Moniz to Machico. Madeira really blew us away, with some of the best hiking we've done anywhere in the world, and I think it's one of the best hiking destinations in Europe, particularly in winter, as you can hike in Madeira any time of the year. The island is very mountainous and has some of the best coastlines in the world. You'll need good legs for this hike, as there's a lot of steep climbing, but if you're up to the challenge I would highly recommend it.

We ended up making a few modifications to the MIUT route, and you can see the route we followed here: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46373227

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