Piano dei Grilli Refuge – View of Mount Etna loop from Bronte

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Piano dei Grilli Refuge – View of Mount Etna loop from Bronte

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Piano dei Grilli Refuge – View of Mount Etna loop from Bronte

01:55

22.8km

580m

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: September 23, 2026

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Parco dell'Etna

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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828 m

Bronte

Highlight • Settlement

Located at the foot of Etna, Bronte represents an essential stop on your journey through Sicily. With a population just over 18,000 inhabitants, Bronte is globally renowned not only for …

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9.36 km

Piano dei Grilli Refuge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

This refuge stands on the western side of Etna and is the starting point for numerous excursions in the Etna Park, a place of incredible beauty.

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11.7 km

Etna landscape – WOW!

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You can not and do not have to say that much. This is just WOW! This huge plateau is covered with lava rock from an 18th century Etna eruption and …

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13.5 km

Piano delle Ginestre

Highlight • Viewpoint

13.6 km

View of Mount Etna

Highlight • Viewpoint

from here you can enjoy a wonderful view of the imposing Etna.

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22.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.82 km

7.50 km

4.80 km

667 m

Surfaces

8.78 km

8.10 km

4.72 km

1.19 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,290 m)

Lowest point (710 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

18°C

8°C

58 %

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Piano dei Grilli Refuge – View of Mount Etna loop from Bronte

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Piano dei Grilli Refuge

Etna landscape – WOW!

Piano delle Ginestre

View of Mount Etna

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