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Sapienza Hut – Silvestri Inferior Craters loop from Trecastagni

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Sapienza Hut – Silvestri Inferior Craters loop from Trecastagni

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Sapienza Hut – Silvestri Inferior Craters loop from Trecastagni

04:08

52.1km

1,490m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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Parco dell'Etna

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Parking

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17.9 km

View of Mount Etna's southern slopes

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23.5 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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23.6 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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24.4 km

Silvestri Inferior Craters

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The craters from the 1892 eruption are located right next to the road and are easily accessible from the large parking lot, just a few meters away.
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33.6 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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34.2 km

Serpentines of Via Cassone

Highlight • Trail

36.0 km

Pignatello

Forest

37.8 km

Ascent to Mount Etna

Highlight • Volcano

39.0 km

Fossazza

Forest

52.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.8 km

2.89 km

386 m

Surfaces

49.0 km

2.01 km

475 m

386 m

242 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,900 m)

Lowest point (500 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

33°C

20°C

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Comments

August 23, 2023,26. Tag Ätna Hinweg

Not all the decisions I made on my tour were optimal. However, today's ride to Mount Etna without luggage was the right one. Driving from sea level up to 1900m with 23kg luggage would have cost me the last of my strength. The ascent is very long with a moderate incline of 8% on average. You can drive well, but …

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Sapienza Hut – Silvestri Inferior Craters loop from Trecastagni

Monte Giacca

View of Mount Etna's southern slopes

Sapienza Hut

Etna Cable Car Lower Station

Silvestri Inferior Craters

Provincial Road SP 92 of Mount Etna

Serpentines of Via Cassone

Ascent to Mount Etna

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