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Etna - South Side – Sapienza Hut loop from Nicolosi

Etna - South Side – Sapienza Hut loop from Nicolosi

Hard

4.3

(3)

146

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Etna - South Side – Sapienza Hut loop from Nicolosi

02:34

38.1km

1,230m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

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Parco dell'Etna

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.82 km

Silvestri Craters

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The keyway for the descent must not be missing ;-)

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8.90 km

Nuova Quercia, 1,400 m a.s.l.

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14.5 km

Etna - South Side

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The Sapienza refuge is the highest place on Etna that can be reached by racing bike. If you start from Catania, therefore at sea level, you will overcome a height …

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16.2 km

View of Catania from Parco dell'Etna

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Great view of the sea

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18.6 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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19.1 km

Rifugio Sapienza Parking

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19.5 km

View of Mount Etna (east side)

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Great view, worth it in any weather

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36.8 km

Nicolosi

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After leaving the raging traffic of Catania behind, Nicolosi is the first town to reach and the town is very sizeable. As usual around the Etna, the main street is …

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38.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.2 km

712 m

180 m

Surfaces

37.5 km

486 m

131 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,900 m)

Lowest point (710 m)

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Today

Thursday 25 June

27°C

19°C

37 %

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Etna - South Side – Sapienza Hut loop from Nicolosi

Silvestri Craters

Nuova Quercia, 1,400 m a.s.l.

Etna - South Side

View of Catania from Parco dell'Etna

Sapienza Hut

Rifugio Sapienza Parking

View of Mount Etna (east side)

Nicolosi

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