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Belvedere Square, Milo – Serra Buffa Refuge loop from Gravina di Catania

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Italy

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Catania

Sant'Agata Li Battiati

Belvedere Square, Milo – Serra Buffa Refuge loop from Gravina di Catania

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Belvedere Square, Milo – Serra Buffa Refuge loop from Gravina di Catania

04:44

65.1km

1,290m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: July 12, 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 20.9 km for 38 m

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20.8 km

Belvedere Square, Milo

Highlight • Viewpoint

the enchanted forest of Milo, the most beautiful there is

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26.8 km

Eruptive vents of 1928

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An impressive place. This is the site of the volcanic eruption that destroyed Mascali in 1928.

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30.5 km

Mount Etna Sign

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful viewpoint at the end of the road with clear visibility. Very easily accessible by mountain bike and road bike.

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31.6 km

Serra Buffa Refuge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

This spartan but welcoming refuge offers an excellent opportunity to take a break inside the Bosco della Cerrita.

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36.0 km

Pietracannone Hut

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Refuge managed by the forestry corps with an equipped catering area.

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42.9 km

A beautiful place in Zafferana Etnea. If you can get one, then it's a good Italian drink. Here you have wonderful views of a small park, but especially on the Mediterranean on the horizon. A really nice ambience, to let a tour relax or unwind.

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65.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.2 km

5.79 km

3.78 km

365 m

Surfaces

53.3 km

5.49 km

3.08 km

2.78 km

216 m

215 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,360 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

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Thursday 16 July

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March 25, 2023,Paesi Etnei, Rif. M.te Crisimo, Rif. Grandi Querce.

Going up from the Etna villages, we head towards Fornazzo, where the dirt road of the day begins, covering the first sections of the Etna Marathon 2022. From here, we head towards Bivacco Monte Crisimo, where there is a beautiful, open and well-maintained refuge and just above a forest ranger barracks. From here, unable to continue due to thick snow, …

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June 29, 2024,Passando per il Rifugio Serra Buffa

Route from San Giovanni la Punta on asphalt up to the climb of the famous 20% paved road that from the outskirts of Fornazzo goes up to "Ripa la Naca", from here you enter the Cerrita forest, until you touch the Serra la Buffa Refuge; after which you arrive at the entrance with the Mareneve Regional Road, where you get …

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August 25, 2023,Rifugio Serra Buffa e Rifugio Pietracannone da San Giovanni la Punta

Circular route from San Giovanni la Punta passing through:
- Rifugio Serra Buffa
- Rifugio Pietracannone.
The initial and final route is logically on asphalt, then entirely dirt. The final part before arriving in Fornazzo is on very technical scree of an ancient lava flow.
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June 2, 2025,Salendo verso il Citelli…

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June 7, 2025,1^ parte Etnamarathon 2025 da San Giovanni la Punta

Route from and to San Giovanni la Punta passing on asphalt for: Viagrande, Zafferana, Milo, Fornazzo, and then entering the first part of the Etnamarathon 2025 route, tackling the Basolato al 20% of Ripa della Naca, up to the Bosco della Cerrita, then exiting the path that leads to the Serra Buffa Refuge (29.1 km), and immersing yourself in the …

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June 20, 2023,Tremestieri Etneo - Milo - Fornazzo - Bosco della Cerrita - Mareneve - Bosco Cubania - Piano Bello parte bassa e rientro.

Pedaling through woods made up of oaks, birches and beeches, the last remnant of the impenetrable forests, praised by the ancients, and then largely destroyed by man and by the eruptions of Etna, going out onto the road and being surrounded on the sides by lava deserts split by herbaceous vegetation and by timid stretches of Mediterranean maquis, above a …

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January 26, 2025,Giro in MTB

The mountain bike excursion on Etna took place on a sunny day, with a sky characterized by thin clouds and a breathtaking view of the snow-capped mountain. The route was 68 km long, with a positive difference in altitude of 1,640 meters and a negative difference in altitude of 1,650 meters, highlighting a ride with a challenging climb and subsequent …

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November 11, 2023,M.te Fontanelle, Black Desert, Rif. M.te Crisimo con Etnafreebike.

Route studied by Etnafreebike members, which from San Giovanni la Punta, climbs up the south-eastern part of Etna, the first dirt road is taken in c.da Caselle a Milo, with a stretch with a 17% gradient, exiting near the restaurant "Da Rinatu", shortly after 200 meters you take a mule track on the left with old asphalt initially and then …

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