Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Sapienza Parking loop from Alcantara

Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Sapienza Parking loop from Alcantara

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Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Sapienza Parking loop from Alcantara

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85.3km

2,070m

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 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 60.2 km for 230 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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26.6 km

Fossazza

Forest

29.5 km

Pignatello

Forest

33.3 km

View of Acireale

Highlight • Viewpoint

Simply a great route that is always fun

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40.6 km

View of Mount Etna (east side)

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Great view, worth it in any weather

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41.5 km

Etna Cable Car Lower Station

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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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41.6 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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42.3 km

Rifugio Sapienza Parking

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47.7 km

Descent Through the Lava Field at Silvestri Craters

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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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60.2 km

Chiesa Madre di San Nicola, Trecastagni

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The mother church stands on a wide lava stone staircase and is the most important monument of the city. Mandatory stop in the city during the autumn period when the …

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