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Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Sapienza Parking loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

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Italy
Sicily
Catania
Nicolosi

Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Sapienza Parking loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

Hard

4.6

(5)

127

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Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Sapienza Parking loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

02:35

37.6km

1,220m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

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22 m

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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522 m

Rifugio Sapienza Parking

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943 m

View of Mount Etna (east side)

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Great view, worth it in any weather

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10.1 km

1634 Lava Flow, Parco dell'Etna

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The flow is very panoramic but crossing it with a touring bike is very difficult.

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18.7 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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18.9 km

Nicolosi–Rifugio Sapienza Climb

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Length 17 km, difference in altitude 1073 m, average gradient 6.3%.
The Nicolosi-Rifugio Sapienza climb is the most well-known, most traveled climb on the Etna side and the one of …

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37.6 km

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36.8 km

469 m

441 m

Surfaces

36.9 km

469 m

334 m

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