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View of Mount Etna's crater – Sapienza Hut loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

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Sicily

Catania

Nicolosi

View of Mount Etna's crater – Sapienza Hut loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

Hard

5.0

(5)

hikers

View of Mount Etna's crater – Sapienza Hut loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

05:17

12.9km

1,040m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Parco dell'Etna

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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159 m

Mount Etna Cable Car

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Space for 6 people in the gondola

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1.58 km

Mossy Volcanic Slopes of Mount Etna

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Some plants don’t need much to live

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2.37 km

Mount Etna Unimog Bus Ascent

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With the Unimog further to 3000m

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5.89 km

Mount Etna

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August 2021, closer is not allowed due to recent eruptions

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6.49 km

View of Mount Etna's crater

Highlight • Volcano

A worthwhile experience the trip on Etna

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7.36 km

Unimog Bus Tour on Mount Etna

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Unimog on the move

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12.6 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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12.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.86 km

5.72 km

194 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.26 km

3.68 km

635 m

211 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 15 May

16°C

3°C

45 %

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