Galvarina Hut – Ascent to Grotta dei Lamponi loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

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Galvarina Hut – Ascent to Grotta dei Lamponi loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

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Galvarina Hut – Ascent to Grotta dei Lamponi loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

07:39

81.0km

2,350m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Pineta di Linguaglossa

Parco dell'Etna

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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11.8 km

Galvarina Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

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

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15.7 km

Altomontana Trail of Etna

Highlight • Trail

The Pista Altomontana dell'Etna runs around the volcano for 38 kilometers. Cycling here is a unique experience and you can observe the ancient and recent lava flows.

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25.6 km

Monte Spagnolo Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Bivouac recently restored and which I always find in excellent condition: The uncivilized here have not yet arrived.
Inside there are 2 bunk beds, a fireplace and a table with …

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31.5 km

Passo dei Dammusi

Mountain Pass

31.8 km

Ascent to Grotta dei Lamponi

Highlight • Cave

Big cage, partly it can be explored without ropes. Good flashlight needed, helmets recommanded.

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34.4 km

Descent Through the Pine Forest — Parco dell'Etna

Highlight • Forest

fine slope over pine needles through the forest

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37.4 km

Trail on the 2002 lava field at Parco dell'Etna

Highlight • Trail

37.9 km

Lava Flow in Pineta di Linguaglossa

Highlight • Natural Monument

In this section of the Pista Altomontana, the chromatic combination between the black of the lava stone and the green of the pine trees is a unique and evocative spectacle.

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39.2 km

The larch pines of the Linguaglossa pine forest rise above the ancient lava flows in a natural landscape of enormous beauty. “U Zappiunuzzu” is the largest and oldest of the larch pines, the undisputed symbol of the pine forest.

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66.0 km

Fossazza

Forest

68.9 km

Pignatello

Forest

81.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.5 km

38.0 km

1.24 km

380 m

Surfaces

42.2 km

29.5 km

8.76 km

395 m

133 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,930 m)

Lowest point (560 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

17°C

3°C

47 %

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Comments

September 16, 2025,Etna - Pista Altomontana

the first segment is the current (2025) deviation - the whole ride is 100% doable without a guide, just make sure to take water and something to eat (until rifugio Regabo there's no source of water/food 😜)

October 8, 2022,Altomontana con EtnaFreeBike

The Altomontana is a wonderful and exciting dirt trail that runs through the Etna Park, where you can find: beaten earth, sand, and scree (on old lava flows). Surely after passing the second refuge starting from the Milia gate, you begin to understand and perceive the silence that reigns supreme; you can scrutinize the views that are truly extraordinary in …

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