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Provincial Road SP 92 of Mount Etna – Sapienza Hut loop from Calatabiano

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Provincial Road SP 92 of Mount Etna – Sapienza Hut loop from Calatabiano

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Provincial Road SP 92 of Mount Etna – Sapienza Hut loop from Calatabiano

06:18

82.0km

2,090m

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: April 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.9 km for 131 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.14 km

Marina di San Marco Beach and Dirt Road

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

Avoid with any bike other than MTB!

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23.9 km

Chiesa Madre di San Nicola, Trecastagni

Highlight • Religious Site

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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27.5 km

Fossazza

Forest

28.6 km

Ascent to Mount Etna

Highlight • Volcano

29.3 km

Traces of the volcano

Highlight • Volcano

In 1991 there was a really big eruption of the Etna, which will also be extremely active again in 2020 and repeatedly "erupts". The lava flow from back then is …

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30.4 km

Pignatello

Forest

32.8 km

Provincial Road SP 92 of Mount Etna

Highlight • Cycleway

Among the slopes and chestnut groves of Etna. A visit to the volcano by bike is a must for a passionate biker. It took me decades to decide, partly out …

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42.4 km

Etna Cable Car Lower Station

Highlight • Rest Area

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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42.7 km

Sapienza Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

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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79.0 km

Public Drinking Fountain on the Taormina-Catania Road

Highlight • Rest Area

Always fresh water. Great place to cool off and fill your water bottle

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82.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

71.5 km

5.25 km

3.45 km

1.67 km

196 m

Surfaces

70.4 km

8.40 km

1.70 km

1.05 km

285 m

228 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,900 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 27 May

28°C

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Provincial Road SP 92 of Mount Etna – Sapienza Hut loop from Calatabiano

Marina di San Marco Beach and Dirt Road

Chiesa Madre di San Nicola, Trecastagni

Ascent to Mount Etna

Traces of the volcano

Provincial Road SP 92 of Mount Etna

Etna Cable Car Lower Station

Sapienza Hut

Public Drinking Fountain on the Taormina-Catania Road

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