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San Giorgio Viaduct – Piccole Gole dell'Alcantara loop from Mascali

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San Giorgio Viaduct – Piccole Gole dell'Alcantara loop from Mascali

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San Giorgio Viaduct – Piccole Gole dell'Alcantara loop from Mascali

03:55

59.2km

870m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Parco dell'Alcantara

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.20 km

Castello degli Schiavi

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Baroque castle, which has also served as a film set.

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20.3 km

Alcantara River Bridge

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This is a small bridge over the Alcantara river from which you can enjoy a beautiful view of the river.

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21.3 km

San Giorgio Viaduct

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The farmers harvest the sun-ripened fruit and after a short palaver you can bite into a freshly harvested fruit with relish...

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30.1 km

Piccole Gole dell'Alcantara

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Small gorges of Alcantara, free admission. a very beautiful area surrounded by waterfalls and lakes

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30.3 km

Stone Bridge over the Alcantara River

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You can probably start a tour through the canyon here.

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40.8 km

Start of the Linguaglossa–Piano Provenzana Cycling Route (Etna North)

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Starting point of the beautiful cycling route that from Linguaglossa (552 masl) ends at Piano Provenzana (1800 masl). The route is the most northerly and longest on Etna, extending for …

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51.9 km

Public Drinking Fountain on the Taormina-Catania Road

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Always fresh water. Great place to cool off and fill your water bottle

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59.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.6 km

10.3 km

7.55 km

484 m

274 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

51.7 km

6.26 km

614 m

374 m

348 m

Elevation

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Highest point (690 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Thursday 30 July

34°C

24°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

January 3, 2026,🇮🇹Alcantaraschlucht, Castiglione di Sicilia☀️🌤️

A beautiful, but also quite adventurous tour towards the end. Once again, I cycled up to one of Italy's most beautiful villages: Castiglione di Sicilia. The last photo of the adventurous stretch is still relatively tame, as pushing the bikes was still possible at that point. Later, it became a battle against the streambed with its lava rocks, and my …

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December 4, 2024,Alcantara Fluß 🤩 und Bahnradweg 🙈

Hey Komootler, today I was out with Günther again. We were able to agree on a tour and experienced quite a lot. There was very little water in the Alcantara Gorge. So the polished rocks were very nice to see. At lunch we had rabbit with a side dish at a friendly butcher. On the way back we had the …

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