Hike on Vulcano island
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,257 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,302 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,278 ft
- TrailRank
- 58
- Min elevation
- 15 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 3 hours 21 minutes
- Coordinates
- 825
- Uploaded
- October 9, 2009
- Recorded
- October 2009
near Vulcano, Sicilia (Italia)
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Itinerary description
Hike starting from the dock on Vulcano island, going up to the main crater, and passing by the black sand beach (spiaggia sabbia nera) and the vulcanic mud baths (fanghi thermali) on the way back. Total length about 8.5 km, highest altitude about 390 meters. Access to the crater requires small fee. Hot and toxic gas (a.o. hydrogen sulfide) is blown from the fumaroles, so do not approach too closely and upwind! Spectacular view of still alive vulcano and panoramas of Aeolian islands.
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Panorama
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Area with many fumaroles
On this side of the crater rim there are an extraordinary amount of fumaroles, ejecting steam and hydrogen sulfide, leaving sulphur in all kinds of yellow on the rocks.
Kayak/Canoe
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Vulcanic Mud Bath
The 'Laghetto di Fanghi' is a small lake containing smelly vulcanic mud, supposedly healing a variety of diseases.
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