Rugged Way Out of the Valley – View of the Cassibile Valley loop from Fiume Cassibile

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Rugged Way Out of the Valley – View of the Cassibile Valley loop from Fiume Cassibile

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Rugged Way Out of the Valley – View of the Cassibile Valley loop from Fiume Cassibile

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6.28km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Riserva naturale orientata Cavagrande del Cassibile

Waypoints

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1.05 km

Junction for Carrubella A and Carrubella B Trails

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Path A and B both lead down into the valley to the Waser and together form a circular route. On Part A there are some stairs hewn into the stone, …

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1.07 km

View over the landscape above the gorge

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Above the gorge, near the western entrance, there are wonderful views over the landscape.

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2.09 km

Carubella Stone Steps – Cavagrande del Cassibile Nature Reserve

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Fits well into the overall picture - "man-made", but from what is already there anyway...
From my point of view it is more pleasant to go up than down (because it is slippery in places).

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2.52 km

Forest trail in the Riserva Naturale Orientata Cavagrande del Cassibile

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... suddenly it gets completely dark...

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2.82 km

Cavagrande del Cassibile Nature Reserve

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Old power plant, birds chirping, here was the nature still in order

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3.00 km

Rugged Way Out of the Valley

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Upon exiting on the western side, you follow a wonderfully rustic path, like in a primeval forest.

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4.51 km

View of the Cassibile Valley

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Beautiful panorama, the path down into the valley is easy to walk. Depending on the weather, it can be a bit slippery in places. Keep your eyes open: there is …

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5.06 km

Carubbella Trail, Cavagrande del Cassibile Nature Reserve

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First pools, freezing water but it's worth taking a dip away from the crowd

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6.28 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.31 km

1.61 km

1.21 km

1.16 km

Surfaces

4.31 km

1.61 km

363 m

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Weather

Sunday 1 November

14°C

11°C

68 %

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Comments

March 2, 2024,Scale di roccia – Panorama della vallata Runde von Contrada Lenzavacche

Coming from the parking lot you have to cross private property, practically a farm. But the owner has nothing against people crossing his property. Then you can walk the path in 2 directions. Option A is my recommendation. Although it goes down into the gorge via steep and slippery "stairs", it goes uphill via a steep but uncomplicated path.

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April 21, 2024,Scale di roccia – Panorama della vallata Runde von Contrada Lenzavacche

A beautiful path. We walked it "the wrong way round" as recommended by others. That was very pleasant because it meant that the climb at the end of the tour was easy to manage via the stairs.
Hiking poles were helpful because the path was sometimes slippery due to the many small stones.
It was also good to have GPS …

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August 20, 2022,Escursione Carrubella-Cavagrande di Cassibile

Itinerary in the Cavagrande reserve, further north than the usual lakes (Mastra Ronna path, so to speak); the path is accessible and the itinerary, strictly on foot, is very pleasant, often immersed in vegetation.
More info on my pages: maristi.it/gb (looking for "Carrubella path")

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September 28, 2025,Blick auf das Cassibile-Tal Runde von Contrada Lenzavacche

Awesome canyon tour 🥾We had to endure a heavy rain shower 🥴
The play of colors afterwards, sun with the dark clouds, amazing 🤩

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February 26, 2024,Wanderung nach Panorama della vallata

Super nice hike, but the parking lot is pretty uncool. But there are others in the area too.

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May 23, 2024,Cavagrande del Cassibile — giro ad anello

Fantastic place to walk but sadly the 7 miles we anticipated was reduced to 3.3 as restrictions on access to the full loop walk are in place right now.

August 13, 2023,Cavagrande del Cassibile, Laghetti di Carrubella

The hike was guided by Barbara and organized by Sharing Sicily.

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October 3, 2024,🇮🇹Cavagrande del Cassibile🌊🏊‍♂️🤩

Motto: Midwife AA🐑😇
The little one🐑 (picture 22) was the second to see the AA 👀 in her first few hours, something like that is for eternity and connects🥰🫂.
Tour:
Started from the paid parking lot (4€) at Carubella and 2€ entry per person to the park. Then hiked a bit on a gravel path🥾 until it became steeper downhill …

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