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Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Sapienza Parking loop from Trecastagni

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Italy
Sicily
Catania
Trecastagni

Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Sapienza Parking loop from Trecastagni

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5.0

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Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Sapienza Parking loop from Trecastagni

03:02

47.4km

1,400m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Parco dell'Etna

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5.31 km

Nicolosi

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After leaving the raging traffic of Catania behind, Nicolosi is the first town to reach and the town is very sizeable. As usual around the Etna, the main street is paved with black and quite rough lava planks. If the bottles have already been empty, here is another great opportunity to fill them, if you want to continue towards Refugio Sapienza - on the lava fields you will search for springs and wells in vain.

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10.4 km

Silvestri Craters

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The keyway for the descent must not be missing ;-)

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12.8 km

4

18.2 km

Road to Monte Vetore, Mount Etna

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Low-traffic and very nice ascent to Mount Etna. Mostly very good topping

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24.2 km

View of Catania from Parco dell'Etna

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Great view of the sea

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26.6 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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27.1 km

Rifugio Sapienza Parking

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27.5 km

View of Mount Etna (east side)

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Great view, worth it in any weather

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47.4 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

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46.5 km

859 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.8 km

646 m

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Lowest point (570 m)

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