Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 12, 2024

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1992 Lava Flow – Parco dell'Etna (Mount Etna Park)

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The point where the 1992 lava flow stopped! The fight between the man trying to save the inhabited center and the volcano. In the end, man's work pays off... by a miracle. Zafferana Etnea is safe!!! Very suggestive place.

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3.49 km

Thinker's Bomb (1992 Lava Flow)

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Carried away by the lava flow, this incandescent boulder launched by an explosion from the eruptive cone, tapered during the downward fall. Particularly well shaped and large. I have called …

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10.3 km

View of the Valle del Bove from the Schiena dell'Asino

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Before the start of the tour necessarily inform about the weather conditions. Between autumn and spring the weather can change quickly at these altitudes. Strong wind, rain and snow make …

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11.8 km

View of Valle del Bove

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Panoramic point over the Valle del Bove, located on the crest of the Serra del Salifizio. A place to discover in every season, as the landscape changes a lot.

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13.4 km

Mount Zoccolaro

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From Monte Zoccolaro (1739 m asl) it is possible to admire below the lunar panorama of the Valle del Bove with the lava flows of the eruptions accumulated over thousands …

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15.5 km

View of the Calanchi Cliffs, Parco dell'Etna

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It is a steep rocky path to this summit. you can see the lava spout from here. Unfortunately, the round is too dangerously steep uphill back to the exit. I'm turned great laurel and oak forest

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18.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.22 km

4.43 km

3.16 km

1.66 km

1.55 km

1.28 km

Surfaces

7.40 km

5.41 km

3.93 km

1.38 km

181 m

Elevation

Highest point (2,030 m)

Lowest point (720 m)

Weather

Sunday 7 December

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1992 Lava Flow – Parco dell'Etna (Mount Etna Park)

Thinker's Bomb (1992 Lava Flow)

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View of Valle del Bove

Mount Zoccolaro

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