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Rifugio Sapienza Parking – Sapienza Hut loop from Guardia-Mangano-Santa Venerina

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Italy
Sicily
Catania
Acireale

Rifugio Sapienza Parking – Sapienza Hut loop from Guardia-Mangano-Santa Venerina

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Rifugio Sapienza Parking – Sapienza Hut loop from Guardia-Mangano-Santa Venerina

07:44

122km

3,530m

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: October 16, 2026

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After 64.7 km for 82 m

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Train Station

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14.6 km

View of Mount Etna and the Coast

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2

41.9 km

Pineta di Linguaglossa

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Also called "Pineta Ragabo", it is a natural pine forest, which grows at 1400 meters above sea level. It was an important source of raw materials in the past, while …

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67.8 km

Fossazza

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70.5 km

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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82.3 km

Rifugio Sapienza Parking

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82.8 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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122 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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119 km

3.06 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

113 km

9.09 km

360 m

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Friday 13 November

22°C

14°C

14 %

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