Day walks and runs from Naples, Sorrento or, from April to October, the islands themselves: across Capri over Monte Solaro, over Epomeo on Ischia, up Vesuvius and along the Sentiero degli Dei, each with a boat, train or bus at both ends.
Best season: October to May; winter works with a spare day for the sea. Mild on the coast in winter, but boats stop in rough seas (all three islands were cut off on 10 January 2026), and the Vesuvius crater path closes in orange weather warnings and for snow. Summer is hot for the climbs. Weather by month
Real days out
Each route follows signed trails: the CAI trails on Capri and Ischia and the national park's trails on Vesuvius, joined by short links through villages. Times are our estimates at a steady pace: walking 4 km/h plus an hour per 400 m up and per 800 m down; running 7.5 km/h plus an hour per 700 m up.
| Route | Walks | Distance and climb | Walking / running | Start and end | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capri · A to B | CAI 390 + CAI 392 + CAI 391 | 14.1 km+1,145 / −900 m | 7 h 31 / 3 h 31Partly runnable | Bus to Marina Grande, CapriBus from Anacapri | Open |
| Capri · Loop | CAI 390 + CAI 392 + CAI 391 | 12.2 km+851 / −871 m | 6 h 16 / 2 h 51Good for running | Bus to Anacapri | Open |
| Capri · Loop | CAI 393 + CAI 394 + CAI 395 | 7.3 km+272 / −280 m | 2 h 51 / 1 h 22Partly runnable | Bus to Capri, the Piazzetta | Open |
| Capri · A to B | CAI 393 + CAI 394 + CAI 395 + CAI 390 + CAI 392 + CAI 391 | 21.5 km+1,426 / −1,182 m | 10 h 25 / 4 h 54Partly runnable | Bus to Marina Grande, CapriBus from Anacapri | Open |
| Ischia · A to B | CAI 501 | 13.5 km+374 / −826 m | 5 h 21 / 2 h 20Good for running | Bus to Fontana, IschiaBus from Forio, Ischia | Open |
| Ischia · A to B | CAI 501 | 20.1 km+987 / −982 m | 8 h 43 / 4 h 05Good for running | Bus to Ischia PortoBus from Forio, Ischia | Open |
| Ischia · Loop | CAI 501 | 15.2 km+909 / −912 m | 7 h 13 / 3 h 20Good for running | Bus to Ischia Porto | Open |
| Vesuvius · Loop | Trail 5, Il Gran Cono | 4.5 km+204 / −189 m | 1 h 52 / –Not for running | Bus to Vesuvius, Quota 1000 | Open |
| Vesuvius · There and back | Trail 6, La Strada Matrone | 14.2 km+675 / −675 m | 6 h 05 / 2 h 51Good for running | Taxi to Via Cifelli, Trecase | Open |
| Vesuvius · Loop | Trail 1, La Valle dell'Inferno | 13.3 km+507 / −507 m | 5 h 14 / 2 h 30Good for running | Taxi to The barrier above Ottaviano | Partly open |
| Amalfi Coast · A to B | CAI 327, Sentiero degli Dei | 6.4 km+133 / −677 m | 2 h 47 / 1 h 03Partly runnable | Bus to Bomerano, AgerolaBus from Arienzo, below Nocelle | Open |
| Vesuvius · Loop | Trail 2, Lungo i Cognoli + Trail 1, La Valle dell'Inferno | 25.4 km+1,084 / −1,084 m | 10 h 25 / 4 h 56Good for running | Taxi to The barrier above Ottaviano | Partly open |
Where to stay
Book one bed and leave your luggage there. Buses reach many of the routes' starts and ends; the rest are a taxi ride.
The only base for all three days from November to March: boats to Capri and Ischia leave from Molo Beverello and Calata Porta di Massa, and the Circumvesuviana to Pompei, for Vesuvius, from Garibaldi, a metro ride away.
Caremar: timetablesCloser to Capri (25–30 minutes by boat) and on the Circumvesuviana to Pompei, but in winter there is no boat to Ischia: that day goes through Naples.
EAV: Circumvesuviana timetablesIschia Porto puts Epomeo a local bus away, and the direct Alilauro boat to Capri leaves at 10:45 every day, back at 16:50 (earlier boats from June to September): enough for the east of Capri. From Capri Marina Grande every Capri route is a bus ride or a walk, and the Alicost boat goes to Ischia at 09:50, back at 17:15 (daily from June, at weekends in April and May). Vesuvius and the Amalfi Coast are days from Naples or Sorrento.
Alilauro: Ischia – CapriFrom April to October you can stay on one island and then the other: choose a second base in the planner, and the moving day uses the direct boat. In winter every island trip goes through Naples, so moving your bag gains nothing.
Alilauro: Ischia – CapriBefore you go
One ticket to book, a sea that decides, and paths that are steep in places.
The crater path needs a ticket bought online (€10, €8 reduced) for a timed entry. Last entry is 15:00 from November to February and 16:00 in March and October; the path closes in orange weather warnings and for snow and ice.
Vesuvius national park: crater ticketsWinter storms stop the hydrofoils first, then the ferries: on 10 January 2026 Capri, Ischia and Procida were cut off for most of the day. Keep a spare day, and check the operators the evening before.
Caremar: timetables and noticesThe Passetiello and the Migliara are steep and exposed, and slippery when wet (CAI grades them EE); the forts path has short exposed sections by the sea. Via Krupp is closed from November to April.
CAI Monti Lattari: Capri trailsThe north side of Epomeo above Casamicciola, where the landslide of November 2022 came down, is off-limits. CAI Ischia lists trail 501 over Epomeo as usable.
CAI Ischia: trail 501Closures and notices last checked 19 September 2026: CAI Monti Lattari: CAI 327 · CAI Monti Lattari: Capri trails · CAI Ischia: trail 501 · Comune di Positano · Vesuvius national park. Check them again before you set out.
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Typical weather on these walks: at the lowest point (sea level) and the highest point (1,170 m). Select a month to see why it is rated as it is.
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| Weather | Mixed | Mixed | Good | Good | Good | Good | Mixed | Mixed | Good | Good | Good | Mixed |
| Walks rated good on typical weather | 9/13 | 9/13 | 13/13 | 13/13 | 13/13 | 10/13 | 1/13 | 1/13 | 13/13 | 13/13 | 13/13 | 9/13 |
| High point, day / night | 5°/0° | 6°/0° | 8°/2° | 12°/5° | 17°/9° | 21°/13° | 24°/15° | 24°/16° | 20°/12° | 15°/9° | 10°/5° | 6°/1° |
| Low point, day / night | 13°/7° | 13°/6° | 15°/8° | 18°/10° | 22°/14° | 26°/18° | 29°/20° | 29°/21° | 25°/18° | 21°/15° | 18°/11° | 15°/8° |
| Rain, mm | 105 | 80 | 74 | 70 | 63 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 83 | 114 | 149 | 113 |
| Snow at high point | Possible | Possible | Frost | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Frost |
| Daylight | 9 h 34 | 10 h 38 | 11 h 52 | 13 h 15 | 14 h 25 | 15 h 04 | 14 h 50 | 13 h 51 | 12 h 32 | 11 h 12 | 9 h 57 | 9 h 17 |
Source: TerraClimate 1991–2020 monthly averages. Averages for the area at each point’s elevation (4 km grid, corrected for height). Not a forecast or a report of current trail conditions. Snow at the high point is estimated with a simple snowpack model from these temperatures and precipitation, not observed; steep islands and high summits can hold more snow than it shows. Daylight is for the 15th of each month. Hut, transport and park seasons are separate: check them for your dates.
Getting there
The airport is about 7 km from the central station and the port; airport buses and taxis take about half an hour. Sorrento is about 75 minutes further by the Circumvesuviana or by boat.
Naples airport: getting thereThe Circumvesuviana runs from Naples (Porta Nolana and Garibaldi) to Pompei Scavi, for bus 808 to Vesuvius, and on to Sorrento; Trecase and Ottaviano, for the other Vesuvius routes, are on its other lines.
EAV: bus timetablesTake your routes with you
Download each day's GPX, or open it in the Planner and prepare it offline while you still have a connection.
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Route & sources
Each route follows the signed trails as mapped in OpenStreetMap (the CAI trails on Capri and Ischia, the national park's trails on Vesuvius), with short links through villages. Distances and climbs are measured on our lines; CAI and the park publish their own, which can differ.
Official facts read on 19 September 2026; bus times from the SIGA timetables and the Horários do Funchal data, compiled 19 September 2026. Map data is a route reference, not confirmation of today's path, weather or opening.
CAI Monti Lattari: Sentiero degli Dei
CAI Monti Lattari: Capri trails
Vesuvius national park: trails
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.