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Serra Buffa Refuge – Grandi Querce Refuge loop from Milo

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Bike touring routes & trails
Italy
Sicily
Catania
Milo

Serra Buffa Refuge – Grandi Querce Refuge loop from Milo

Hard

5.0

(1)

16

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Serra Buffa Refuge – Grandi Querce Refuge loop from Milo

03:56

42.5km

1,240m

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: May 17, 2026

Tips

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

You may need to carry your bike.

After 353 m for 38 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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329 m

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

8.59 km

Mount Etna Lava Flows

Highlight • Natural Monument

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

13.7 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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4

14.1 km

Double Pine Tree in Parco dell'Etna

Highlight • Natural Monument

5

16.9 km

Monte Zappino Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

To get to the refuge we recommend taking the detour from Mareneve via a 1.84 km path immersed in the pine forest.
However, the route from Case Paternò Castello is …

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19.3 km

Grotta dei Ladroni

Highlight • Cave

It is one of the most famous caves on Etna, also used in the past as a snow cave. The steps carved into the rock at the two entrances are characteristic

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7

26.3 km

Grandi Querce Refuge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

8

28.5 km

There is a convenient specific entrance for bikes, horses and disabled people. It is located about twenty meters to the right of the pedestrian gate.

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42.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.5 km

13.1 km

4.59 km

299 m

Surfaces

21.7 km

17.2 km

3.55 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,630 m)

Lowest point (670 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

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