Mountain trail in Madeira, Portugal
© Rusinka/Shutterstock
Mountain trail in Madeira, Portugal
Beyond the biodiverse forests on the outer edges of Madeira, the land rises, reminding hikers that this Portuguese island is the tip of a shield volcano. Trails allow passage up into these higher elevations, including paths created from the island’s old (and still functioning) aqueduct system. Some of the decommissioned channels, called levadas, have been repurposed as hiking trails.
Related Images
Blooming jacaranda trees in New Farm Park, Brisbane, Australia
A mountain gorilla eating in a tree in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Highbush blueberry plants in Acadia National Park, Maine, USA
A carpet of bluebells in beech woodland, Hertfordshire
Meditation domes at the Beatles Ashram in Rishikesh, India
Letchworth State Park, New York, USA
Living root bridge in India
Pine Log State Forest, Florida, USA
Bing Today Images
Wood duck, Quebec, Canada
Oct 12, 2024
Ammonite Pavement at Monmouth Beach, Dorset
Oct 12, 2022
Saint-Malo in Brittany, France
Oct 12, 2021
Red fox in the Netherlands
Oct 12, 2020
The straining tower at Lake Vyrnwy in Powys, Wales
Oct 12, 2017
