Hiking trail on Stromboli - Wandelroute op Stromboli

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Hiking trail on Stromboli

The Hiking Trail on Stromboli is located on the island Stromboli, the northernmost of the Aeolian Islands, in the Italian Province Messina on Sicily.

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Stromboli

The Stromboli is a volcano type with tough magma (rock). The gas contained in the magma can only occasionally escape as the magma rises to the top. This often creates blocks and volcanic bombs that are thrown up from the volcano and fall on the environment. In 2002, a German tourist was killed when she was struck by a lump of solidified lava. These types of eruptions also often create lava flows and cinder cones. The Stromboli is a volcano that has been continuously active for the past two thousand years, perhaps longer. Small eruptions are constantly taking place, throwing lava plugs meters high into the air. Most chunks fall back into the crater, but lava also falls into the sea.

Stromboli eruptions are usually small and harmless. The time between two successive eruptions varies from a few minutes to several hours. Every few years, heavier eruptions occur, sometimes causing damage to buildings.

There are three active craters at the top of the volcano. Along the northwestern side of the island there is a wide lava field (Sciara del Fuoco called), along which lava blocks regularly roll down. This volcano belongs to the group of tefra volcanoes. Climbing this volcano is a unforgettable experience!

The description of this walking route is about the most walked route from the place Stromboli. However, you can also from Ginostra do the climb, but it is steeper and heavier.

Character

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You can go mountain hiking only (individually or in groups), accompanied by an authorized guide, these take place in the period from April to October. You can join a trek during the day and in the late afternoon until 2 hours before sunset, reservations are recommended (recommended by email).

Characteristics

Length: 5 km to the Sciarra del Fuoco, then another steep climb of 1¾ km to the crater rim Pizzo Sopra la Fossa
Duration: almost 6 hours, subdivided as:
- Before the ascent: 2 hours and 45 minutes incl. three breaks
- For a stay at the Pizzo Sopra la Fossa: 1 hour
- Before the descent: 2 hours, this is a difficult physical effort
Difficulty: Difficult

Preparation

The trips to the crater rim can be done in different ways. Hiring a guide and taking care of the necessary equipment yourself (rent or bring your own), or by booking a completely arranged climb.

Supplies

For the trip to the crater of the volcano Stromboli (depending on the time, afternoon or evening and weather conditions) you need to have the following supplies:

sturdy mountain or trekking shoes
walking sticks (optional)
a backpack
sweater (for the breaks and at the top) to prevent hypothermia
wind jacket (the wind is usually strong at 916 m)
spare clothing in the form of at least 1 t-shirt
a head torch (for the evening descent) and plenty of spare batteries
enough water (1½ liter)
packed lunch
a helmet for safety at the top of the volcano (Lava rock)
mouth cap (for the dust during the descent)

Organized climbs

There are several information offices on the island that are specialized, and where you can also rent equipment for the ascent:

magma trek, Via Vittorio Emanuele III, 98050 Stromboli (ME) (San Vincenzo), ☎ 39 090 9865768, e-mail: [email protected]. Reservation required. € 28.00 excl. municipal tax.
Il vulcano a piedic, Via Pizzillo, 98050 Stromboli (ME) (scaric), ☎ 39 090 986144, e-mail: [email protected]. You can also rent equipment. Guided ascent: €28.00.
Quota 900, Via Roma, 98050 Stromboli (ME) (San Vincenzo), ☎ 39 090 986251, e-mail: [email protected]. departure 2 hours before sunset. You can rent or buy all your equipment for the excursion here. Volcano excursion €28.00 per person.
Stromboli Adventures, Via Avvocato Domenico Cincotta, 98050 Stromboli (ME) (piscità), ☎ 39 090 986095, e-mail: [email protected]. departure times volcano excursion. Please reserve early. Excursion volcano €28.00 per person.

Equipment rental

Totem Trekking, Piazza San Vincenzo 4, 98050 Stromboli (ME) (San Vincenzo), ☎ 39 090 9865752, fax machine: 39 090 9865752, e-mail: [email protected]. Also rental of Trekking equipment, such as mountain boots, backpack, walking sticks, wind jacket, flashlight, etc.

Vulcanology guides

Aquillone Antonino, Via Natoli, Strombolian, ☎ 39 090 986211.
Famularo Antonio, Via Vittorio Emanuele II 33, Strombolian, ☎ 39 090 986139.
Nino Zerillic, via Pola 33, Strombolian, ☎ 39 090 986263, fax machine: 39 090 986263, e-mail: [email protected]. 39 330 965367 (mobile):

Safety

WARNING: Hiking to the top of the Volcano Stromboli is over own risk; do not set out on your own, but with an authorized guide. Furthermore, the ascent of Stromboli difficult to name, and is not recommended for heart and asthma patients, and for those who suffer from diabetes and/or dizziness and for women during their pregnancy in the first 3 months.

To the start

The Church of San Vincenzo in Piazza San Vincenzo is the departure point for the tour to the volcano

Look at "Arrive" from the article Stromboli how to get to the island. For this walking route, the central square is Piazza San Vincenzo the landmark. For organized excursions led by a guide, this square is also usually the starting and meeting point.

Route

The tour starts on the Piazza San Vincenzo, the meeting place of the Strombolians, not far away (about 350 m) from Scari, the port of Stromboli. From Piazza San Vincenzo, walk towards Ficogrande, Via Vittorio Emanuele III and Via Avvocato Domenico Cincotta to the Punta Frontone, from there on to Punta Labronzo, also called the observatory (INGV), the route leads through a plateau marked by immense reed, the reed is used as a windbreak. You are now at an altitude of about 300 m. Via about fifteen hairpin bends you arrive at an altitude of 300 m, the stone path slowly disappears into an unpaved path that has been damaged by the rain over the years. Via a strong slope you arrive at an altitude of about 550 m with the Sciara del Fuoco (lava street). As a continuation, follow the path that leads to the crater. Going forward, the path (basically of volcanic dust) that gets less steep until you get to the point Pizzo Sopra La Fossa (912 m), where you can admire the volcanic eruptions with spectacular explosions, which repeat every 20 to 30 minutes. Once or twice every five years, there are such eruptions of the volcano that the inhabitants of the island had to be evacuated to the neighboring panarea. A sign warns that the rim along the crater is very dangerous, and it is also advisable not to stay too long at the Pizzo Sopra la Fossa because of the emission of sulfur and ammonia gas.

Mountain walk- Stromboli with authorized guide

	40 m	Piazza San Vincenzo Church of San Vincenzo
	60 m	Punta Frontone
	100 m	Punta Labronzo INGV
	400 m	Sciara del Fuoco
	600 m	Bastimento
	870 m	Rifugio
	912 m	Pizzo Sopra la Fossa

Piazza San Vincenzo. Starting point
Punta Frontone.
Punta Labronzo (Osservatorio INGV).
Viewpoint Sciara del Fuoco. Here you have a good view over the lava street from the volcano. The viewpoint is located at an altitude of 400 meters; that is the highest point you can reach without a guide. Going higher without a guide is prohibited and there are hefty fines for violating the ban.
Bastimento.
Rifugio.
Pizzo Sopra la Fossa. 912 m End point

The descent from the Pizzo Sopra la Fossa goes down via a different way than the ascent, that descent can also take place in the evenings and it can be dark by then, in any case make sure you have a flashlight with enough spare batteries and a mouth cap for the fabric. Caution must be exercised when descending.

Animation-Stromboli
Sciara del Fuoco
Sciara del fuoco
Hiking on Stromboli
Rifugio
Pizzo Sopra la Fossa
Crater
Crater
Stromboli, eruption

After the end point

There are plenty of dining and lodging options on Stromboli, see here.

From Stromboli it is possible to take a direct boat from one of the aforementioned shipping companies to the other Aeolian Islands. Depending on the time of your return, this can even be done without spending the night on Stromboli itself.

Contact

Ufficio Informatics, Via Roma (San Vincenzo), ☎ 39 090 986263, 39 090 986211. You can also hire guides here.
INGV - Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (Vulcanological Institute)
Current weather conditions on Strombolian

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