Today I went on a trail inspection along the Path of the Gods. Due to time constraints I had to squeeze the inspection into one day. Left Rome from Termini at 6:26. The train was 25 minutes late, so delayed arrival in Naples. Bus to Bomerano. I prefered to walk to the bus station to avoid the morning rush hour on the subway, and still had time for a coffee and a cannolo. Stopped by at my two favorite vendors, an old lady selling panini with cheese produced in-house and a lemon juice shop along the way. Turbo hike that took me a bit over 2 hours. I was shocked at how good the trail was. They added guard rails next to most of the exposed area. Unfortunately a bit of the "wilderness feel" is lost now, but it's definitely much safer. Returned via bus from Positano to Sorrento. The bus was already full on a Thursday in March, so I expect this to be pretty packed on the weekend. Took about an hour. Then circumvesuviana train back to Naples (about 1.5 hours), and returned with a Frecciarossa train. I saw plenty of Italian Wall Lizards, what looked like an Aesculapian Snake (or maybe a Green Whip Snake, it was too fast!), plenty of goats and mules.
Current Conditions
Bus to Bomerano: Smooth bus ride. As usually it's an adventure in and of itself to be on a bus with the small, windy, narrow streets next to the cliffs at a high pace.
Trail 327: The trail has been completely redone, and is now super accessible compared to before, and much safer. There are very few exposed areas left without a guard rail, and the trail is wide enough when there is none. There is still lots of up- and downhill, and good fitness is still required.
Montepertuso to Positano: Walking down all the steps at the end of the hike, when the legs are already tired, is not to be understimated. But no major problems.
Recommendations
- I don't recommend doing this on the same day. I only did this due to constraints in my calendar, but one needs to take time on the path of the gods
- This is a proper mountain hike. That means hiking boots and clothes, plenty of water supply, protection from sun
