Portella Femmina Morta (Dead Woman Pass) – Ancipa Dam loop from Villa Miraglia

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Portella Femmina Morta (Dead Woman Pass) – Ancipa Dam loop from Villa Miraglia

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Portella Femmina Morta (Dead Woman Pass) – Ancipa Dam loop from Villa Miraglia

06:00

62.0km

1,480m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

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Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 41.6 km for 145 m

Waypoints

Start point

Restaurant

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2 m

Relais Villa Miraglia

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Beautiful hotel, right next to the Portella Femmina Morta

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316 m

View of Lake Maulazzo and Lake Biviere

Highlight • Viewpoint

beautiful during the hours of sunset

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371 m

Portella Femmina Morta (Dead Woman Pass)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Portella Female Morta is a pass at an altitude of 1,520 metres, an excellent starting point for excursions on foot or by bike.

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11.8 km

Portella Calcare

Mountain Pass

25.2 km

Section of the Troina stream that narrows and winds inside a canyon with characteristic walls and suggestive rock formations. At the top of one of the walls you can glimpse a Madonna watching over the landscape.

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39.7 km

Lago di Ancipa

Lake

41.3 km

Ancipa Dam

Highlight • Monument

The Ancipa dam dates back to the 1950s and was built by blocking the course of the Troina stream to produce electricity. It is more than 100 meters high and …

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41.4 km

Lake Ancipa

Highlight • Lake

Lake Ancipa or Lake Sartori rises on the Nebrodi mountains. During the 1950s a dam was built there, considered one of the largest industrial engineering works in Sicily, and it …

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