Hi ! Well it depends on the weather but solid shoes, trainers with good sole or hikingshoes. On some places it’s quite steep and can be slippery. The different streches isn’t that difficult it’s your’e pace that makes the difference. So a small backpack with some water and a light jacket and some toiletpaper if needed, there are no toilets on the trail :). It’s Only between Corniglia and Vernazza were theres a nice halfway house on the hill were you kan have something to drink and a WC. Hope this helps ! And enjoy and don’t miss go out on the boat to see the villages from that perspective 👍🏻👍🏻

I agree with prior comments in starting in Cornelia.

The train takes you right to the towns but there r levels and steps in these old towns. The thing worth seeing are the terraced areas. There r shops, etc in the towns but old bricked uneven places. If you r careful you should do ok. You can also go to each town by boat

Not all are opening! The love trail is closed

Train would be your best option

2 parts of the trail are closed but I think you can do a much longer walk around the areas blocked off. We didn’t. Sadly we just missed walking between those 2 towns