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Pineta di Linguaglossa – Sapienza Hut loop from Guardia-Mangano-Santa Venerina

Pineta di Linguaglossa – Sapienza Hut loop from Guardia-Mangano-Santa Venerina

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Pineta di Linguaglossa – Sapienza Hut loop from Guardia-Mangano-Santa Venerina

07:31

121km

3,330m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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14.6 km

View of Mount Etna and the Coast

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41.9 km

Pineta di Linguaglossa

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Also called "Pineta Ragabo", it is a natural pine forest, which grows at 1400 meters above sea level. It was an important source of raw materials in the past, while today it is a natural sanctuary where you can go cycling, long walks and refreshments in the open air.

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43.5 km

Pineta Ragabo

Forest

71.1 km

Descent Through the Lava Field at Silvestri Craters

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Since the road surface is sometimes very bumpy, if possible choose this route for the driveway, the road is much better in the direction of Nicolosi (09/2017)

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82.9 km

Rifugio Sapienza Parking

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83.3 km

Sapienza Hut

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The Sapienza refuge is the starting point for climbing the crater of Etna, it is also a very famous place for road cycling, as it hosted the arrival of some stages of the Giro d'Italia.

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84.3 km

Nicolosi–Rifugio Sapienza Climb

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Length 17 km, difference in altitude 1073 m, average gradient 6.3%.
The Nicolosi-Rifugio Sapienza climb is the most well-known, most traveled climb on the Etna side and the one of the Giro d'Italia stage won by Contador in 2011 (dedicated to him). The road is very panoramic, smooth and well-maintained asphalt that crosses the young lava flow of 2001. It cuts through a sea of magma with the scent of sulfur that accompanies pedal after pedal. The climb begins by leaving the town of Nicolosi, right from a public fountain, and ends at the Sapienza refuge at an altitude of 1910 m above sea level.

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113 km

Bosco dello Scacchiere

Forest

121 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

116 km

2.65 km

1.55 km

906 m

Surfaces

116 km

1.76 km

1.52 km

1.09 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,920 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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Pineta di Linguaglossa – Sapienza Hut loop from Guardia-Mangano-Santa Venerina

View of Mount Etna and the Coast

Pineta di Linguaglossa

Descent Through the Lava Field at Silvestri Craters

Rifugio Sapienza Parking

Sapienza Hut

Nicolosi–Rifugio Sapienza Climb

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