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Castiglione Di Sicilia

Mount Etna Climb – Citelli Refuge loop from Passopisciaro

Castiglione Di Sicilia

Mount Etna Climb – Citelli Refuge loop from Passopisciaro

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Mount Etna Climb – Citelli Refuge loop from Passopisciaro

05:14

88.9km

2,260m

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: June 26, 2026

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10.1 km

Castiglione di Sicilia

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Known as "the quastallum" by the Arabs, Castiglione di Sicilia stands on a hill between the Alcantara valley and the Etna park, offering breathtaking landscapes with orchards and lava flows. …

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46.9 km

View of Mount Etna and the Coast

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47.7 km

Mount Etna Climb

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The climb is quite genteel with slopes from 4-10%. The surroundings are unmatched. You are riding through Volcanic rocks with the sea behind you and the Etna smoking on your …

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61.5 km

In contrast to the fair atmosphere at the Refugio Sapienza the Refugio Citelli is pleasantly quiet. You also get an excellent espresso, coke and water of course and the view over the coast to the Mediterranean is great.

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64.3 km

View of Mount Etna

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This is the landscape one would expect to see on the slopes of an active volcano. The geologically recent lava flows have not yet been colonized by vegetation.

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66.7 km

Etna at 1500 Meters

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69.1 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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78.9 km

Start of the Mareneve Climb

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From here begins the climb called "Mareneve" a name that already alone tells the 1100 meters of altitude difference which in 17 km, lead from just over 500 to over 1600 meters of altitude.

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88.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

76.6 km

10.1 km

2.19 km

133 m

Surfaces

87.4 km

1.45 km

133 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,720 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

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Monday 13 July

31°C

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Mount Etna Climb – Citelli Refuge loop from Passopisciaro

Castiglione di Sicilia

View of Mount Etna and the Coast

Mount Etna Climb

Citelli Refuge

View of Mount Etna

Etna at 1500 Meters

Pineta di Linguaglossa

Start of the Mareneve Climb

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