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Réunion National Park, eastern Réunion, Indian Ocean (Réunion, a French overseas department and region) · France
Piton de la Fournaise
Piton de la Fournaise is one of the world's most active volcanoes, a massive shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island that has erupted well over 150 times since the 17th century — most recently in early 2026. Unlike its dormant sibling Piton des Neiges elsewhere on the island, this is a living, changing landscape: hikers descend from the Pas de Bellecombe trailhead into the vast Enclos Fouqué caldera, cross fields of black lava past the iconic Formica Leo cinder cone, and climb to the rim of the Bory and Dolomieu craters at the summit. It's one of Réunion's signature hiking destinations within Réunion National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) — but access is genuinely conditional, with the trail and caldera closed by official order whenever seismic activity or eruption risk rises.
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