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Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Ariel loop from Adrano Centro

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Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Ariel loop from Adrano Centro

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Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Ariel loop from Adrano Centro

04:58

66.0km

1,600m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parco dell'Etna

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

35.1 km

Buried Church of the 1983 Eruption, Parco dell'Etna

Highlight • Religious Site

lava flow cave

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2

36.5 km

Monte Giacca

Highlight • Summit

3

39.9 km

View of Mount Etna's southern slopes

Highlight • Viewpoint

4

42.0 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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5

42.1 km

Sapienza Hut & Etna Bike Tribe

Highlight • Mountain Hut

From the mountain station you can take beautiful hikes to various craters.

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6

42.2 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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7

42.8 km

Volcanic Landscape at Mount Etna

Highlight • Volcano

8

46.8 km

Rifugio Ariel

Highlight • Mountain Hut

You can also spend the night in this rifugio.

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B

66.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

60.3 km

5.44 km

363 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

60.0 km

5.14 km

363 m

320 m

304 m

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Highest point (1,900 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

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Friday 6 November

15°C

7°C

28 %

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