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Roccalumera

Saracen Tower – Bivacco Vernà loop from Roccalumera-Mandanici

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Bike touring routes & trails
Italy
Sicily
Messina
Roccalumera

Saracen Tower – Bivacco Vernà loop from Roccalumera-Mandanici

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Saracen Tower – Bivacco Vernà loop from Roccalumera-Mandanici

03:54

51.0km

1,180m

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: May 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 46.1 km for 150 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

421 m

Saracen Tower

Highlight • Monument

One of the many built during the Arab domination along the Sicilian coast

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2

2.30 km

Good section between Messina and Taormina - despite the "main road" the traffic wasn't that bad.

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3.75 km

Torre dei Bagli

Castle

4

25.0 km

Bivacco Vernà

Highlight • Mountain Hut

It is a refuge whose entrance door was forced open and can now only be accessed with a string. The fountain in the area is excellent. Next to the bivouac …

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5

26.0 km

Stone Fountain

Highlight • Structure

6

49.6 km

Road Closed Barrier

Highlight • Structure

Avoid recommendation, follow signs. Road closed

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B

51.0 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.6 km

13.0 km

3.26 km

1.89 km

244 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.0 km

3.71 km

814 m

442 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (990 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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