Mount Etna Lava Fields – View of Mount Etna loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

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Mount Etna Lava Fields – View of Mount Etna loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

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4.3

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Mount Etna Lava Fields – View of Mount Etna loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

03:33

9.64km

640m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parco dell'Etna

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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22 m

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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133 m

Mount Etna Cable Car

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Space for 6 people in the gondola

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4.23 km

Mount Etna Lava Fields

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After a strenuous climb (or by gondola), you arrive at this spot. It's often windy here. Hiking boots are recommended.

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4.51 km

View of Mount Etna's summit crater

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A magnificent view of the approximately 3403 meter high summit crater of Europe's highest and still active volcano.

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4.71 km

View of Mount Etna

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Mount Etna is a majestic sight. Its size, vastness, and natural power are hard to put into words. Truly impressive!

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5.17 km

Mount Etna Unimog Bus Ascent

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With the Unimog further to 3000m

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5.17 km

Piccolo Rifugio (Etna South)

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A fascinating piece of earth and you feel as a human being infinitely small and humble towards nature.
The jeep tour oh up is highly recommended.
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9.46 km

Etna Cable Car Lower Station

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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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9.64 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.38 km

915 m

241 m

115 m

Surfaces

6.58 km

1.77 km

915 m

196 m

181 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 10 November

12°C

6°C

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Comments

June 2, 2023,🇮🇹 Roadtrip - Sicily; Etna 🇮🇹

Very beautiful landscape. Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate 😟rain and ice hail😥.

😁 Next time we pack not only bikinis/swim trunks but also winter gear 😁