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Rifugio Sapienza Parking – Sapienza Hut loop from Ragalna

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Italy
Sicily
Catania
Ragalna

Rifugio Sapienza Parking – Sapienza Hut loop from Ragalna

Hard

66

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Rifugio Sapienza Parking – Sapienza Hut loop from Ragalna

02:33

39.5km

1,200m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 76 m for 69 m

After 39.4 km for 87 m

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8.82 km

Ascent Through Mount Etna's Lava Fields

Highlight (Segment) • Volcano

The driveway coming from Nicolosi, up to the valley station of the Etna cable car is something very special. Dark lava fields from which plants seek their place. A worthwhile …

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21.2 km

Rifugio Sapienza Parking

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21.7 km

Sapienza Hut

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The Sapienza refuge is the starting point for climbing the crater of Etna, it is also a very famous place for road cycling, as it hosted the arrival of some stages of the Giro d'Italia.

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22.4 km

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25.1 km

Road to Monte Vetore, Mount Etna

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Low-traffic and very nice ascent to Mount Etna. Mostly very good topping

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39.5 km

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Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.3 km

182 m

Surfaces

39.4 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,920 m)

Lowest point (770 m)

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Sunday 19 July

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