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Sapienza Hut – Etna - South Side loop from Monte Po

Sapienza Hut – Etna - South Side loop from Monte Po

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Sapienza Hut – Etna - South Side loop from Monte Po

04:25

73.4km

1,840m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 39.4 km for 279 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.2 km

Madonna della Roccia

Highlight (Segment) • Religious Site

Great tour to relax while admiring the millenary lava material, practically in the hills!

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19.4 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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24.5 km

Silvestri Craters

Highlight • Volcano

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

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35.7 km

View of Catania from Parco dell'Etna

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view of the sea

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38.1 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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38.6 km

Rifugio Sapienza Parking

Highlight • Parking

39.0 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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43.4 km

Etna - South Side

Highlight • Volcano

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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73.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

70.3 km

2.26 km

740 m

128 m

Surfaces

71.4 km

1.67 km

225 m

111 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,900 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Sunday 28 June

33°C

19°C

12 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Sapienza Hut – Etna - South Side loop from Monte Po

Madonna della Roccia

Nicolosi

Silvestri Craters

View of Catania from Parco dell'Etna

Sapienza Hut

Rifugio Sapienza Parking

Etna Cable Car Lower Station

Etna - South Side

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