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Etna - South Side – House in the lava of '83. loop from Piano Bottara

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Etna - South Side – House in the lava of '83. loop from Piano Bottara

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Etna - South Side – House in the lava of '83. loop from Piano Bottara

01:12

14.4km

470m

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: October 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parco dell'Etna

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

3.06 km

Buried Church of the 1983 Eruption, Parco dell'Etna

Highlight • Religious Site

lava flow cave

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2

4.42 km

Monte Giacca

Highlight • Summit

3

5.93 km

Etna - South Side

Highlight • Volcano

The Sapienza refuge is the highest place on Etna that can be reached by racing bike. If you start from Catania, therefore at sea level, you will overcome a height difference of 1910 meters, which extends over a distance of over 30 kilometres. As the gradient is fairly smooth, there aren't any particularly steep sections, overall it's a fairly smooth and easy ride. However, traffic in Catania and for the first 12 kilometers up to Nicolosi is quite heavy, you'll be happy to be able to turn from Nicolosi onto the much quieter mountain road up to the Refuge. The climb is also extremely sunny, as it leads through urban areas in the lower section and over lava fields in the upper section, where shade is naturally scarce.

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4

10.5 km

House in the lava of '83.

Highlight • Structure

Absolut beeindruckend. Hier haben mal Menschen gewohnt, bis der Etna mal kurz aufgestoßen hat. Nun sieht es hier so aus. Eine schöne Demonstration ohne Worte für die Macht der Naturgewalten.

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14.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.3 km

671 m

363 m

Surfaces

13.6 km

366 m

363 m

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Saturday 17 October

15°C

2°C

31 %

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