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Galvarina Hut – Bench With View of Mount Etna loop from Monte dei Santi

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Galvarina Hut – Bench With View of Mount Etna loop from Monte dei Santi

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4.2

(14)

47

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Galvarina Hut – Bench With View of Mount Etna loop from Monte dei Santi

04:25

15.4km

360m

Hiking

Hard hike. 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 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 9.76 km for 329 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

1

329 m

Milia bivouac

Highlight • Mountain Hut

first bivouac that you come across along the Altomontana from the entrance to Milia. Always closed

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2

8.91 km

Galvarina Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Excellent refuge to stay the night at 1800 meters, immersed in a magnificent environment.

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3

9.57 km

2025 Lava Flow Front, Mount Etna

Highlight • Volcano

After a week of intense activity, on the seventh day he rested.

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4

10.1 km

Lava Arch, Parco dell'Etna

Highlight • Natural Monument

one of the many arches that lava forms when it caves in

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5

11.4 km

Bench With View of Mount Etna

Highlight • Viewpoint

6

13.4 km

Shrine of San Giovanni Gualberto

Highlight • Religious Site

7

13.7 km

Chapel of Saint John Gualbert on the Altomontana Trail

Highlight • Religious Site

San Giovanni Gualberto (985 – 12 July 1073) was an Italian Tuscan monk, founder of the Vallombrosan Congregation. He is the protector of forest rangers, the chapel dedicated to him …

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8

14.7 km

View of Mount Etna

Highlight • Viewpoint

Shortly before the end of the hike, another beautiful view of Mount Etna and the cooled lava flows

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B

15.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.0 km

1.18 km

793 m

329 m

138 m

Surfaces

6.09 km

5.91 km

2.95 km

467 m

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Highest point (1,860 m)

Lowest point (1,570 m)

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Saturday 17 October

16°C

2°C

31 %

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