Isola Bella Bay – Messina Gate loop from Carruba

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Isola Bella Bay – Messina Gate loop from Carruba

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Isola Bella Bay – Messina Gate loop from Carruba

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94.6km

1,620m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 53.8 km for 188 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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23.3 km

Beach

26.0 km

Isola Bella Bay

Highlight • Beach

Wonderful views of the Baia Isola Bella. A good ascent to Taormina takes place after about 200m. Turn right up the hill and pedal hard.

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26.8 km

View of Isola Bella and the Taormina coast

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice town. Although there are many tourists, it still invites you to linger!

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27.0 km

Taormina Hairpins

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

These never too steep hairpin bends allow you to reach this pearl of the Mediterranean. Enjoy the view as you go up towards Taormina: once you reach the town, don't …

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41.2 km

Sant'Alessio Siculo

Highlight • Settlement

Shortly after Sant'Alessio Siculo it goes up a bit to a hill from where you have a great view of Sant'Alessio Siculo.

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41.6 km

Castello di Sant'Alessio Siculo

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A castle is mentioned here for the first time in 1117. The current structure was built during the Norman domination in Sicily. Together with the Forza d'Agrò Castle, which was …

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53.1 km

Messina Gate

Highlight • Historical Site

From the ancient time come two city gate, Porta Messina in the north and Porta Catania in the south. Porta Messina is a remnant of a former fortress wall. This …

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83.2 km

Statue of Franco Battiato and Lucio Dalla

Highlight • Monument

The statue by the sculptor Placido Calì from Aci is located in the Belvedere square of Milo. The two singer-songwriters were fascinated by the Etna landscape and they both bought …

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94.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.9 km

29.8 km

12.0 km

2.13 km

1.42 km

407 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

81.2 km

9.39 km

1.74 km

1.62 km

677 m

Elevation

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Highest point (820 m)

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Weather

Sunday 18 October

20°C

14°C

31 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

December 21, 2022,Von Santa Teresa di Riva über Taormina nach Santa Caterina

A full, great culinary day with many encounters: leisurely breakfast, visited Taormina (cycled up), bought pastries in the café => delicious break, met a local cyclist (he is enthusiastic about the Rohloff), great coast, Etna - in the light of the setting sun it looks like a huge torch - I was thrilled to meet an Australian with Sicilian roots …

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