3) Is the Path of the Gods worth it? The Path of the Gods is definitely worth it if you're visiting the Amalfi Coast. In fact, if you like hiking and active adventures it's recommended to put this at the very top of your itinerary.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Or you can turn the route around and start with an uphill climb – from Positano up the 1700 steps to Nocelle. Come to the fork to choose the high or low paths; when they reconverge at Colle Serra, choose your endpoint of Praiano or Agerola, then get the 5070 or 5080 bus back to Amalfi.
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.
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.
It's known as the Ruckle Ridge Loop in Oregon, and while just as beautiful as many places to explore in the Columbia River Gorge, this trail is widely recognized as the most treacherous day-hike in the Gorge.
The highest elevation is 650 meters and the lowest is 450 meters, and it takes approximately 1.5 to 3 hours to complete. If you choose to continue the Gods hike from Nocelle to Positano, the difficulty level increases slightly. The total ascent is 235 meters, and the total descent is 780 meters.
Famously on the most spectacular hiking trails in the world, the aptly named Sentiero degli Dei, or Path of the Gods, begins at Agerola and follows a route high above the coast until reaching Positano.