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Trail to Cognoli di Ottaviano – View of Mount Vesuvius' crater loop from Ottaviano
05:06
30.3km
1,850m
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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: May 28, 2026
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After 13.4 km for 675 m
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Start point
Parking
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4.16 km
Trail to Cognoli di Ottaviano
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6.08 km
View of Naples from Cognoli at Night
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6.44 km
Cognoli Summit and Valle dell'Inferno
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Then you arrive at a parking area and then go up even more (keeping to the left) above you find yourself in a large open space with only two wooden benches in the center and a sacred statuette surrounded by two pairs of trees.
If you take the path on the left and walk for 200/300 meters you can enjoy a spectacular view but do not go further because it is dangerous.
Also from this large open space, if you take the straight path you will arrive at the top of the Cognoli enjoying a magnificent view as well, seeing all the villages of the Vesuvian hinterland.
To return to the starting point from the top there are two paths, either do what you have already traveled or on the left take another faster path (but not recommended because it is steeper and more difficult).
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7.15 km
View of the Cognoli di Ottaviano and Mount Vesuvius
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Monte Somma is the ancient volcano from which Vesuvius originated.
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10.6 km
View of Mount Vesuvius' crater
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12.0 km
Scenic viewpoint overlooking Mount Vesuvius and the sea
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21.5 km
Terzigno Pine Forest
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30.3 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
12.1 km
9.72 km
5.49 km
2.03 km
967 m
Surfaces
10.8 km
10.5 km
3.92 km
2.80 km
2.22 km
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Elevation
Highest point (1,050 m)
Lowest point (180 m)
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Wednesday 27 May
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