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Mount Etna Lava Flows – Mareneve Road Switchbacks loop from Zafferana Etnea

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Mount Etna Lava Flows – Mareneve Road Switchbacks loop from Zafferana Etnea

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Mount Etna Lava Flows – Mareneve Road Switchbacks loop from Zafferana Etnea

04:41

60.7km

1,610m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 5.31 km for 38 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.28 km

Statue of Franco Battiato and Lucio Dalla

Highlight • Monument

The statue by the sculptor Placido Calì from Aci is located in the Belvedere square of Milo. The two singer-songwriters were fascinated by the Etna landscape and they both bought a house in Milo. The work was inaugurated on August 12, 2022

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11.6 km

Mount Etna Lava Flows

Highlight • Natural Monument

This is the lava flow that destroyed the center of Mascali in November 1928. The town was then rebuilt further downstream

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22.7 km

Start of the Linguaglossa–Piano Provenzana Cycling Route (Etna North)

Highlight • Cycleway

Starting point of the beautiful cycling route that from Linguaglossa (552 masl) ends at Piano Provenzana (1800 masl). The route is the most northerly and longest on Etna, extending for 18km. Leaving the town of Linguaglossa, first a long straight at 5% then the first ramps are characterized by a series of wide hairpin bends with a gradient between 6 and 7.5%; the first hairpin bends are not very wooded and then through pine, fir and conifer woods until reaching kilometer 10 under the shade of the Ragabo pine forest where the homonymous refuge (refreshment point) is located. After the refuge, kilometers 11 and 12 level out and then present themselves in front of the breathtaking scenery of the 2002 lava flow. above sea level in the square of Piano Provenzana, the most popular ski resort

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28.6 km

Mareneve Road Switchbacks

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Series of beautiful hairpin bends that characterize the cycling route along the Mareneve road. After the first, the hairpin bends cross woods and pine forests that shade the road up to kilometer 10. The hairpin bends (19 in series) are wide and often the destination of many motorcyclists. Pay close attention.

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35.6 km

Ragabo Refuge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Even if it's only going uphill for a long time: It's really a real pleasure! The east side of Etna is very different from the rest. Here you drive for a long time through a wonderfully green (and shady) forest on good asphalt and again and again with impressive views.

There is a hut up here where you can not only have a coffee or snack, but also find shelter for the night. You can find more information about the Refugio here: ragabo.it.

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38.6 km

2002 Lava Flow Road, Parco dell'Etna

Highlight • Volcano

Last stretch that leads up to Piano Provenzana (1800 masl) crossing the spectacular scenery of the 2002 lava flow. The fatigue of these last 3 km, characterized by slopes of over 10%, mixes with the panorama until reaching the square of Piano Provenzana where the cycling route ends.

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39.4 km

2002 Lava Flow on Via Mareneve – Mount Etna

Highlight • Natural Monument

This is what it looks like when the lava crosses the street.

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48.3 km

Descent on Strada Mareneve, Parco dell'Etna

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Leaving Piano Provenzana behind, the descent begins towards Milo-Zafferana Etnea. Here the road crosses the entire east side of Etna and the view opens towards the Ionian Sea. The road is well paved and can be busy. I recommend proceeding with caution given the presence of numerous bends with sometimes high negative slopes and the presence, almost always, of ash on the asphalt.

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60.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.7 km

2.77 km

267 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

55.7 km

4.41 km

496 m

120 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,630 m)

Lowest point (530 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

27°C

19°C

34 %

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Mount Etna Lava Flows – Mareneve Road Switchbacks loop from Zafferana Etnea

Statue of Franco Battiato and Lucio Dalla

Mount Etna Lava Flows

Start of the Linguaglossa–Piano Provenzana Cycling Route (Etna North)

Mareneve Road Switchbacks

Ragabo Refuge

2002 Lava Flow Road, Parco dell'Etna

2002 Lava Flow on Via Mareneve – Mount Etna

Descent on Strada Mareneve, Parco dell'Etna

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