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Rifugio Timparossa – Ascent to Grotta dei Lamponi loop from Pineta di Linguaglossa

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Italy
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Catania
Linguaglossa

Rifugio Timparossa – Ascent to Grotta dei Lamponi loop from Pineta di Linguaglossa

Hard

5.0

(4)

62

riders

Rifugio Timparossa – Ascent to Grotta dei Lamponi loop from Pineta di Linguaglossa

02:18

21.6km

570m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 9.75 km for 5 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

850 m

Pineta di Linguaglossa

Highlight • Forest

The larch pines of the Linguaglossa pine forest rise above the ancient lava flows in a natural landscape of enormous beauty. “U Zappiunuzzu” is the largest and oldest of the larch pines, the undisputed symbol of the pine forest.

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2.87 km

Monte Russello

Forest

3

5.63 km

fine slope over pine needles through the forest

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4

5.76 km

Stone Shelter in Parco dell'Etna

Highlight • Mountain Hut

5

9.73 km

Rifugio Timparossa

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Beautiful refuge (about 1850 m above sea level) inside a beech forest, open and with the possibility of overnight stay, lighting of fires and grills, tables, non-drinking water.

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6

9.74 km

Bivacco Timparossa

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Bivouac immersed in a large beech forest which turns orange/red between October and November. Inside there are 4 beds, two benches, a table and a wood stove. In the bivouac there is also a fountain with non-potable water. Poor connection.

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7

11.9 km

Big cage, partly it can be explored without ropes. Good flashlight needed, helmets recommanded.

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8

19.4 km

Ragabo Refuge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Even if it's only going uphill for a long time: It's really a real pleasure! The east side of Etna is very different from the rest. Here you drive for …

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9

20.6 km

Chalet Club Ragazzi

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The structure offers hospitality, catering and camping but also the possibility of renting bikes and horseback riding on Etna.

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21.6 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.7 km

2.75 km

101 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.8 km

2.75 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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