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Etna - South Side – Sapienza Hut loop from Monte Po

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Etna - South Side – Sapienza Hut loop from Monte Po

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Etna - South Side – Sapienza Hut loop from Monte Po

04:22

74.2km

1,840m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Parco dell'Etna

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

1

30.9 km

Etna - South Side

Highlight • Volcano

The Sapienza refuge is the highest place on Etna that can be reached by racing bike. If you start from Catania, therefore at sea level, you will overcome a height …

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32.6 km

View of Catania from Parco dell'Etna

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view of the sea

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35.4 km

Rifugio Sapienza Parking

Highlight • Parking

4

35.8 km

View of Mount Etna (east side)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view, worth it in any weather

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36.7 km

Etna Cable Car Lower Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Done! That is, almost. You are at the valley station of the Funivia dell’Etna, the cable car that was rebuilt after the last violent eruption of the volcano and has …

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36.8 km

Sapienza Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

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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50.6 km

Silvestri Craters

Highlight • Volcano

The keyway for the descent must not be missing ;-)

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58.8 km

Madonna della Roccia

Highlight (Segment) • Religious Site

Great tour to relax while admiring the millenary lava material, practically in the hills!

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74.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

71.6 km

2.09 km

475 m

Surfaces

72.4 km

1.51 km

225 m

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Lowest point (140 m)

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