Silvestri Inferior Craters – Sapienza Hut loop from Trepunti

Silvestri Inferior Craters – Sapienza Hut loop from Trepunti

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Silvestri Inferior Craters – Sapienza Hut loop from Trepunti

03:46

54.5km

1,760m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.66 km for 131 m

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8.72 km

Chiesa Madre di San Nicola, Trecastagni

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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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12.0 km

Fossazza

Forest

14.9 km

Pignatello

Forest

18.8 km

View of Acireale

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Simply a great route that is always fun

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26.0 km

View of Mount Etna (east side)

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Great view, worth it in any weather

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26.5 km

Silvestri Inferior Craters

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The craters from the 1892 eruption are located right next to the road and are easily accessible from the large parking lot, just a few meters away.
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27.3 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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27.4 km

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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27.9 km

Rifugio Sapienza Parking

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33.4 km

Descent Through the Lava Field at Silvestri Craters

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Since the road surface is sometimes very bumpy, if possible choose this route for the driveway, the road is much better in the direction of Nicolosi (09/2017)

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