There is some confusion about the definition Sentiero degli Dei (Path of the Gods): some  people use this name for the route Santa Maria del Castello, Forestale, Capo Muro, Bomerano; others, having scruples, add “Alto” (high) and then call the itinerary Bomerano – Nocella: Sentiero degli Dei “Basso” (low).
Personally I follow the tradition, saying that the real one goes from Bomerano to Nocella, and I’m also convinced that this is the one most deserving of its name the Path of the Gods; in particular the part between Grotta Biscotto and Nocella, that is extremely interesting and scenic from beginning to end.
I suggest walking this trail westward in order to have better views of the Amalfi Coast, all the way to its extremity, with the island of Capri in the background.
You can reach the pass of Colle Serra (580m) either from Praiano or from Bomerano (630m). From Praiano you can also choose to meet the Sentiero degli Dei about 500m downhill from Colle Serra, via the Convent of San Domenico.
If you walk up from Praiano, it’s worth walking a couple of hundred metres towards Bomerano, beyond Colle Serra, as far as the pinnacolo with the marble plaque in memory of Giustino Fortunato, the economist who named the Path.
Leaving Colle Serra you can choose between two routes of tha same length (1,5km):
- higher option: from the saddle go up past a limekiln and then an abandoned building a little higher than 600m; afterwards go down till you meet the lower trail at an altitude of 545m;
- lower option: from the saddle go down to the junction with the muletrack coming from Praiano (there is a fountain on the left), turn right and walk level and then downhill till you reach a fork (520m). The path on the left goes down to Praiano via Convento di San Domenico, the one on the right goes to Nocella.
From the point where the two trails meet each other the vegetation totally changes and you leave the grassy terraces (once cultivated) where you can often see goats and sheep grazing and enter an area rich with oaks, chestnuts, strawberry trees and  bushes of heather, rosemary and rock roses.
Following a winding route, with several ups and downs, you cross the imposing Vallone Grarelle and reach the tiny village of Nocella (440m). From here you can walk down to the Amalfi Drive at Arienzo (about 1500 steps) or continue to Montepertuso walking first along a concrete path and then an asphalt road. Info: www.giovis.com