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Galvarina Hut – Bench With View of Mount Etna loop from Monte dei Santi

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Italy
Sicily
Catania
Ragalna

Galvarina Hut – Bench With View of Mount Etna loop from Monte dei Santi

Hard

4.2

(14)

47

hikers

Galvarina Hut – Bench With View of Mount Etna loop from Monte dei Santi

04:29

15.4km

390m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 9.77 km for 329 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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329 m

Milia bivouac

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first bivouac that you come across along the Altomontana from the entrance to Milia. Always closed

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2

8.91 km

Galvarina Hut

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Excellent refuge to stay the night at 1800 meters, immersed in a magnificent environment.

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3

9.57 km

After a week of intense activity, on the seventh day he rested.

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4

10.1 km

Lava Arch, Parco dell'Etna

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one of the many arches that lava forms when it caves in

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11.4 km

Bench With View of Mount Etna

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6

13.4 km

Shrine of San Giovanni Gualberto

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7

13.7 km

San Giovanni Gualberto (985 – 12 July 1073) was an Italian Tuscan monk, founder of the Vallombrosan Congregation. He is the protector of forest rangers, the chapel dedicated to him …

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14.7 km

View of Mount Etna

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Shortly before the end of the hike, another beautiful view of Mount Etna and the cooled lava flows

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15.4 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

1.24 km

801 m

325 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.12 km

5.91 km

2.91 km

444 m

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Highest point (1,870 m)

Lowest point (1,560 m)

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Tuesday 28 July

26°C

12°C

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