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View of Mount Vesuvius' crater – Cognoli di Ottaviano loop from Vesuvius National Park

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View of Mount Vesuvius' crater – Cognoli di Ottaviano loop from Vesuvius National Park

Moderate

3.8

(14)

123

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View of Mount Vesuvius' crater – Cognoli di Ottaviano loop from Vesuvius National Park

02:02

6.79km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Riserva Naturale Statale Tirone Alto Vesuvio

Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

3.39 km

Vesuvius Trail

Highlight • Trail

2

3.39 km

View of Mount Vesuvius' crater

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here only with online tickets. There are no tickets on site and a maximum of 2000 tickets are sold per day.

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3

3.48 km

It's important to buy a ticket online beforehand. If you forget, it'll be difficult, as the network isn't that good there!
A nice lady helped me there and announced me at the crater so the other employees knew!

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4

3.64 km

from here you can enjoy a fantastic view of the Gulf of Sorrento.

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5

4.14 km

Cognoli di Ottaviano

Highlight • Summit

6

4.26 km

7

4.85 km

Mount Vesuvius

Highlight • Volcano

8

5.32 km

Lava field below Mount Vesuvius

Highlight • Natural Monument

It will fail to reach Vesuvius with a tour planned by the komoot algorithm. We tried it. All paths through the national park were closed (September 2019) by gates. Only …

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6.79 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.63 km

3.17 km

Surfaces

3.63 km

1.84 km

1.32 km

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Highest point (1,040 m)

Lowest point (840 m)

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Tuesday 3 November

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