Is the Path of the Gods easy?

Overall, hiking from Praiano to the Path of the Gods is a somewhat physically challenging but exhilarating way to experience the natural beauty of the Amalfi Coast. If you're up for a full day and long hike, the “official” trail from Praiano to Bomerano to Nocelle is ideal.



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The most common walk from Bomerano to Nocelle is considered easy to moderate, with a total ascent of 215 meters and a total descent of 410 meters. The highest elevation is 650 meters and the lowest is 450 meters, and it takes approximately 1.5 to 3 hours to complete.

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This walk takes approximately 2.5 to 4 hours to complete. While the Gods hike can be surprisingly challenging at times due to the steep climb and rough terrain, it is generally considered a manageable hike for most people with moderate fitness levels.

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How long does it take to walk the Path of the Gods? To walk the Path of the Gods trail, it takes 1.5 to 2 hours, so it is a relatively quick hike. However, getting to Bomerano (the starting point) and getting back to your starting point from Nocelle (the ending point of the trail) adds on more time.

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Hiking the Path of the Gods can vary in difficulty depending on the walk you decide, so choose wisely! The most common walk from Bomerano to Nocelle is considered easy to moderate, with a total ascent of 215 meters and a total descent of 410 meters.

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The Path of the Gods hike is kid-friendly (at least when you start at the top and go DOWN as opposed to the other way around) with no sheer dropoffs and it's really not too difficult. The most challenging part is arriving in the town of Nocelle and realizing you still had 1700 steps to take down to Positano.

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Discover this 6.3-mile loop trail near Manitou Springs, Colorado. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 2 h 37 min to complete. This is a very popular area for birding, hiking, and walking, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring.

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The most common way to do this hike is to start in Bomerano, hike to Nocelle, and then either take public transportation back to your starting point or continue the walk to Positano. By doing it this way, it is a one-way hike and mostly downhill.

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But, is the Path of the Gods difficult? The route along the Path of the Gods isn't particularly difficult, though there are a few scambly bits that require you to hang on to rocks to go up or down. If you're a bit nervous, don't worry, I never felt unsafe.

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Tongariro Northern Circuit This is by far the steepest climb in all the Great Walks of New Zealand and it is up a scree/volcanic sand slope. Add in hundreds of day walks and a backpack, and you get one of the toughest sections of hiking on the Great Walks. But it is not just the Red Crater that is tough.

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Perhaps, the most challenging stretch is from Nocelle to Positano: 1700 steps, fortunately downhill, divide these two places; if you don't feel like it, in Nocelle you can take a shuttle directly to Positano.

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Its namesake comes from Homer's poem, The Odyssey, that tells the passage was made by the Greek Gods as they rushed to save Ulysses from the sirens that were on the islands of Li Galli. Photos don't do it justice. Nothing prepares you for the sheer magnitude and beauty that is the Path of the Gods.

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It's a rocky, uneven trail at points. Most people wear hiking shoes or boots. But even in walking sandals, my husband handled it without too many missteps. Being perhaps a little less fit than those dedicated hikers, we spent more than an hour ascending steps and a winding trail.

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In our opinion, the youngest age we would recommend is 12 years old, and only if they have lots of hiking experience. Yes, I do know kids that have successfully hiked Angels Landing at a younger age, but they had heaps of prior experience.

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