Conditions:Hortela (Part 3)-20240723180301

Latest:	18 Jul 2024 (1 yr ago)

Reported by:	Nclegg (425 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Moderate Low
Wetsuit:	Thin wetsuit
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	8 hours

Team: 4 people with experience level Advanced

Trip report URL:

Comments: Time reflects Hortela integral. Descent of the lower section took about 3h. A bit more water was present in the lower narrows (which were beautiful) due to the many springs that feed the canyon. There is also a large boulder pile to navigate at the beginning of this section which at high water could create hazardous sieves.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
18 Jul 2024	Great	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	8 hours	4 people Advanced	Nclegg (425 reports)
Comment: Time reflects Hortela integral. Descent of the lower section took about 3h. A bit more water was present in the lower narrows (which were beautiful) due to the many springs that feed the canyon. There is also a large boulder pile to navigate at the beginning of this section which at high water could create hazardous sieves.
17 Oct 2023	Great	Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	4 hours	7 people Intermediate to Expert	Beccap (47 reports)
Comment: Great day! We ran this as part of the Madeira Canyon Meeting and all of the anchors were in good shape. Low flow but still incredibly beautiful and fun.
7 Jun 2017 Trip report		Moderate					Descente-Canyon.com (3245 reports)
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at Descente-Canyon.com
25 Feb 2017 Trip report							MiguelSousa@Facebook (3 reports)
Comment: extracts from Facebook posts, click link for full details (privacy restrictions may apply) " Hortelã - Ilha da Madeira" Canyon Ribeira da Hortelã Inferior 25/02/2017
8 Jun 2016 Trip report							AlejandroMenendezGonzalez@Facebook (90 reports)
Comment: extracts from Facebook posts, click link for full details (privacy restrictions may apply) " Hortela integral 08/06/16" Descenso de Barrancos