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Largo della Legalità Rest Area – Lava Ropes at Mount Vesuvius loop from Castello Mediceo

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Largo della Legalità Rest Area – Lava Ropes at Mount Vesuvius loop from Castello Mediceo

Moderate

4.5

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Largo della Legalità Rest Area – Lava Ropes at Mount Vesuvius loop from Castello Mediceo

03:28

10.3km

450m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 28, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio

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1

1.65 km

Largo Prisco, Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio

Highlight • Forest

2

3.69 km

Largo della Legalità Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

From this plateau you can enjoy a spectacular view of the Valle dell'inferno and the Gulf of Castellamare.

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3

4.39 km

Lava Ropes at Mount Vesuvius

Highlight • Natural Monument

A marvel of nature. As the lava flows, the surface lava begins to cool. Below, however, the lava continues to flow, twisting the denser overlying lava. Thus rope-like rocks are formed.

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4

4.42 km

Grotta Spacco della Lava

Highlight • Cave

Right along the eastern ridge, at an altitude of 850 m, there is the Grotta Spacco della Lava (Cp 69), set along a fracture of 80 m and about 10 …

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10.3 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.90 km

3.89 km

1.54 km

943 m

Surfaces

9.89 km

148 m

130 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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