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Zafferana Etnea

Mount Etna Lava Flows – Mareneve Road Switchbacks loop from Zafferana Etnea

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Italy
Sicily
Catania
Zafferana Etnea

Mount Etna Lava Flows – Mareneve Road Switchbacks loop from Zafferana Etnea

Hard

5.0

(2)

76

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Mount Etna Lava Flows – Mareneve Road Switchbacks loop from Zafferana Etnea

04:41

60.7km

1,610m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 5.31 km for 38 m

Waypoints

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Parking

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5.28 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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2

11.6 km

Mount Etna Lava Flows

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This is the lava flow that destroyed the center of Mascali in November 1928. The town was then rebuilt further downstream

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3

22.7 km

Starting point of the beautiful cycling route that from Linguaglossa (552 masl) ends at Piano Provenzana (1800 masl). The route is the most northerly and longest on Etna, extending for …

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28.6 km

Mareneve Road Switchbacks

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Series of beautiful hairpin bends that characterize the cycling route along the Mareneve road. After the first, the hairpin bends cross woods and pine forests that shade the road up …

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35.6 km

Ragabo Refuge

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Even if it's only going uphill for a long time: It's really a real pleasure! The east side of Etna is very different from the rest. Here you drive for …

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38.6 km

Last stretch that leads up to Piano Provenzana (1800 masl) crossing the spectacular scenery of the 2002 lava flow. The fatigue of these last 3 km, characterized by slopes of …

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39.4 km

2002 Lava Flow on Via Mareneve – Mount Etna

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This is what it looks like when the lava crosses the street.

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48.3 km

Descent on Strada Mareneve, Parco dell'Etna

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Leaving Piano Provenzana behind, the descent begins towards Milo-Zafferana Etnea. Here the road crosses the entire east side of Etna and the view opens towards the Ionian Sea. The road …

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60.7 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.7 km

2.77 km

267 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

55.7 km

4.41 km

496 m

120 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,630 m)

Lowest point (530 m)

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Wednesday 1 July

29°C

17°C

54 %

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