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Sapienza Hut – Provincial Road SP 92 of Mount Etna loop from Nicolosi

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Sapienza Hut – Provincial Road SP 92 of Mount Etna loop from Nicolosi

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Sapienza Hut – Provincial Road SP 92 of Mount Etna loop from Nicolosi

04:09

52.4km

1,470m

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: August 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 38.0 km for 131 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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13.4 km

Monte Giacca

Highlight • Summit

17.0 km

View of Mount Etna's southern slopes

Highlight • Viewpoint

19.0 km

Sapienza Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

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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19.1 km

Etna Cable Car Lower Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Done! That is, almost. You are at the valley station of the Funivia dell’Etna, the cable car that was rebuilt after the last violent eruption of the volcano and has …

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28.7 km

Provincial Road SP 92 of Mount Etna

Highlight • Cycleway

Among the slopes and chestnut groves of Etna. A visit to the volcano by bike is a must for a passionate biker. It took me decades to decide, partly out …

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29.3 km

Serpentines of Via Cassone

Highlight • Trail

31.1 km

Pignatello

Forest

32.9 km

Ascent to Mount Etna

Highlight • Volcano

34.0 km

Fossazza

Forest

38.0 km

Chiesa Madre di San Nicola, Trecastagni

Highlight • Religious Site

The mother church stands on a wide lava stone staircase and is the most important monument of the city. Mandatory stop in the city during the autumn period when the …

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52.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.5 km

3.66 km

196 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.1 km

2.04 km

737 m

548 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,900 m)

Lowest point (500 m)

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Tuesday 1 September

29°C

18°C

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Sapienza Hut – Provincial Road SP 92 of Mount Etna loop from Nicolosi

Monte Giacca

View of Mount Etna's southern slopes

Sapienza Hut

Etna Cable Car Lower Station

Provincial Road SP 92 of Mount Etna

Serpentines of Via Cassone

Ascent to Mount Etna

Chiesa Madre di San Nicola, Trecastagni

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