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View of Mount Etna – Summit Craters of Mount Etna loop from Guided Tours

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View of Mount Etna – Summit Craters of Mount Etna loop from Guided Tours

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View of Mount Etna – Summit Craters of Mount Etna loop from Guided Tours

02:24

7.01km

390m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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Parco dell'Etna

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Start point

Bus stop

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14 m

Piccolo Rifugio (Etna South)

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A fascinating piece of earth and you feel as a human being infinitely small and humble towards nature.
The jeep tour oh up is highly recommended.
Attention: If it is 25 ° C on the beach, it is about 4 ° C at the top. So wear warm!

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120 m

Mount Etna Cable Car Upper Station

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Price for a round trip: €52 per person (October 2025).

Upon exiting the gondola, you can rent a warm jacket or hiking boots (jacket only €5 per day).

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337 m

View of Mount Etna's summit crater

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A magnificent view of the approximately 3403 meter high summit crater of Europe's highest and still active volcano.

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537 m

View of Mount Etna

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Mount Etna is a majestic sight. Its size, vastness, and natural power are hard to put into words. Truly impressive!

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2.01 km

Piano del Lago

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The "Piano del Lago" covers an area on the upper southern flank of Etna at an altitude of approx. 2600 m between the "Torre del Filosofo" and "La Montagnola". In the past, a small lake of meltwater often formed in the area, which gave the area its name. Since the 2001-2003 eruptions, the area has been completely transformed and is now a gently sloping ash field.
Source: vulkan-etna-update.de/glossar_p.html

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2.34 km

Mount Etna Lava Fields

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Impressive - in the pictures it just looks like a black stone desert, but if you consider the forces of nature at work here and are constant, you can't help but constantly say "Wow!" to think!

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3.49 km

Summit Craters of Mount Etna

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Etna stop. Beautiful, wild, dangerous - almost like on another world. And also very important: don't forget enough water!

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6.90 km

Mount Etna Lava Fields

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After a strenuous climb (or by gondola), you arrive at this spot. It's often windy here. Hiking boots are recommended.

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7.01 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.24 km

767 m

Surfaces

6.95 km

Elevation

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Highest point (2,860 m)

Lowest point (2,470 m)

Weather

Thursday 2 July

15°C

7°C

72 %

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

May 4, 2025,Ätna Rundweg

A very interesting excursion. We took the bus to the cable car parking lot. We took the cable car up and then a Unimog ride to 2,800 meters. Then we had a guided tour around one of the craters. Since the last small eruption had only been a few days ago, it was really easy to see. It was still …

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View of Mount Etna – Summit Craters of Mount Etna loop from Guided Tours

Piccolo Rifugio (Etna South)

Mount Etna Cable Car Upper Station

View of Mount Etna's summit crater

View of Mount Etna

Piano del Lago

Mount Etna Lava Fields

Summit Craters of Mount Etna

Mount Etna Lava Fields

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