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Rifugio Sapienza Parking – Sapienza Hut loop from Adrano-Cappellone

Rifugio Sapienza Parking – Sapienza Hut loop from Adrano-Cappellone

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Rifugio Sapienza Parking – Sapienza Hut loop from Adrano-Cappellone

05:32

99.2km

2,090m

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: August 28, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 28.0 km for 131 m

After 95.0 km for 1.16 km

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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19.8 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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24.1 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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30.6 km

Sanctuary of Saint Alfio in Trecastagni

Highlight • Religious Site

Very pretty church overlooking a beautiful, well-kept square! Etna in the background makes everything even more evocative.

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42.4 km

Fossazza

Forest

45.1 km

Descent Through the Lava Field at Silvestri Craters

Highlight (Segment) • Volcano

Since the road surface is sometimes very bumpy, if possible choose this route for the driveway, the road is much better in the direction of Nicolosi (09/2017)

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56.5 km

View of Mount Etna (east side)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view, worth it in any weather

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56.9 km

Rifugio Sapienza Parking

Highlight • Parking

57.4 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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58.3 km

Nicolosi–Rifugio Sapienza Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

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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99.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

92.5 km

6.68 km

Surfaces

92.8 km

5.10 km

1.35 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,920 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

Weather

Saturday 5 September

33°C

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Madonna della Roccia

Nicolosi

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Descent Through the Lava Field at Silvestri Craters

View of Mount Etna (east side)

Rifugio Sapienza Parking

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