Serracozzo Cave – Lava Cave loop from Monte Concazza

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Serracozzo Cave – Lava Cave loop from Monte Concazza

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Serracozzo Cave – Lava Cave loop from Monte Concazza

01:41

4.27km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

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Parco dell'Etna

Waypoints

Start point

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592 m

Short loop toward Mount Etna with a cave along the route

Highlight • Trail

896 m

Birch Forest on the Way to the Viewpoint

Highlight • Forest

1.65 km

View of Mount Etna from Parco dell'Etna

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Not far from the Rifugio Citelli. A narrow path leads through the birch trees up to the Grotta di Serracozzo.

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1.66 km

Wind- and Water-Sculpted Lava Rock

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2.03 km

Lava Tube Cave, Parco dell'Etna

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Dangerous in winter, it gets icy and is very steep, without proper shoes with studs you risk slipping into the void. There were 3 of us and we formed a chain.

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2.10 km

Serracozzo Cave

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Beautiful lava tube (cave) you can go a few hundred through the cave deeper and deeper it's worth it😉

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2.13 km

Lava Cave

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What a wonderful natural phenomenon! An old lava tunnel with an easily accessible entrance (you have to bend down a bit), but inside, you're amazed at how large it is. …

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3.15 km

Rifugio Citelli to the Ridge of Valle del Bove

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Best access to view the lava flow 7.6.22

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4.27 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.04 km

878 m

269 m

Surfaces

3.04 km

878 m

269 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

18°C

9°C

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Comments

May 31, 2025,Grotta dell’serracozzo

My starting point was where i finished. But on Etna, you don't have signal often. The completed tour was around 5 km

May 25, 2025,Rifugio Citelli – Grotta di Serracozzo Runde von Solicchiata

Easy tour... easy to find... I found the lava tube impressive.

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December 9, 2024,Escursione a Grotta di Serracozzo

From the Citelli refuge to the Serracozzo cave the route has a simple difficulty except for some more complicated sections. Halfway there is a stream that flows on a rock face to cross. Dangerous in winter, ice forms and it is very steep, without suitable shoes with studs you risk slipping into the void. There were 3 of us and …

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