As you walk through the wooded trail you encounter various form of plantlife,This
gives you the opportunity to learn something about Vesuvius forest its
alpine flora, Chestnut trees , Maple trees, Alder trees .The path surrounded by wild rose bushes, ivy, brooms and valerians
leads directly to the lava river that dates back to Vesuvius last eruption in 1944
Silver lichen Stereocaulon Vesuvianum currently grows on the lava river.