Vesuvius Crater Ticket Office – The Valley of Hell loop from Vesuvius National Park

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Vesuvius Crater Ticket Office – The Valley of Hell loop from Vesuvius National Park

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Vesuvius Crater Ticket Office – The Valley of Hell loop from Vesuvius National Park

02:24

7.58km

310m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 2.18 km for 3.26 km

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.10 km

Vesuvio Entrance Kiosk and Shuttle Bus Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Waiting area in front of the entrance to Vesuvius. Many running engines from the shuttle buses do not necessarily make the stay an experience.

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2.13 km

The Valley of Hell

Highlight • Gorge

The Valle dell'Inferno is one of the most beautiful paths in the Vesuvius National Park. It is the route that winds between Mount Somma, an ancient volcano, and Vesuvius, at around 1000 m altitude

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2.21 km

View of Naples from Mount Vesuvius

Highlight • Viewpoint

From Vesuvius you can enjoy a wonderful view of the entire coast, including the Amalfi coast.

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2.27 km

Vesuvio Rim Trailhead – end of pavement

Highlight • Trail

This is the highest paved point to the Vesuvio vulcano summit. At the parking trailhead are restrooms and places to lock bikes. Out of season and if there are no …

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2.27 km

Mount Vesuvius Crater and Panoramic View

Highlight • Volcano

Nature trail no. 5 “Il Gran Cono” starts from the square located at 1000 m above sea level.

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3.17 km

Crater of Mount Vesuvius

Highlight • Volcano

The volcano symbol of the city of Naples, is still active, its last eruption dates back to 79 years ago.

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3.79 km

Viewpoint

6.10 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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7.58 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.20 km

2.91 km

300 m

172 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.20 km

3.04 km

338 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (840 m)

Weather

Saturday 17 October

23°C

13°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

June 5, 2022,Vesuvio

Important! Get all tickets online beforehand. Parking and entrance to the park.
Hike - ascent is very easy. Despite the temperatures of 34°C. Great view of Naples.

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August 24, 2023,Blick nach Neapel – Gran Cono Vesuvio Runde von Ercolano

Danger!!! An online ticket is required for parking and entry to the crater rim climb. There are no ticket sales on the mountain and almost no internet reception on site. It is best to book everything online in advance.

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March 16, 2022,🇮🇹 Italien Vesuv 🌋 Besteigung

Vesuvius. This volcano 🌋 is known for burying the highly cultivated city of Pompeii 1900 years ago.
The road leads up to the parking lot via a serpentine road.
The last piece to the entrance, 10 -,€,
can be reached on foot or with the Chateltaxi, €2. Incidentally, tickets are only available online.
The path to the crater leads over …

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May 31, 2022,Vesuv🥰

Vesuvius... Worth a trip... However, you should book a ticket online 1 day in advance.... Otherwise you'll be standing in front of the entrance and won't get any further... No more tickets for today... But the enterprising Italians .... Of course we're happy to help.... Then we bought 2 tickets at the souvenir stand for double the price.... But yes... …

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July 17, 2025,Vesuv 🇮🇹

Even when you fly into Naples, you can see Mount Vesuvius and its unique shape.

It was at the top of our must-see list, and we were surprised that we managed to get a ticket to climb it the next day on our first attempt.

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July 6, 2026,Vesuv

Italy 🇮🇹 - such a beautiful country, such great landscapes, such good food, but the Italians and their organization 😩
To climb Vesuvius, which is really worth seeing and an enriching experience, you have to overcome some organizational hurdles. It is very confusing: You need an entrance ticket, which is only available online. Here you have to specify an exact …

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