Mount Zoccolaro – View of Valle del Bove loop from SIC Canalone del Tripodo

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Mount Zoccolaro – View of Valle del Bove loop from SIC Canalone del Tripodo

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Mount Zoccolaro – View of Valle del Bove loop from SIC Canalone del Tripodo

05:30

13.4km

800m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 1.91 km for 1.01 km

After 7.10 km for 1.53 km

After 10.5 km for 1.01 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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65 m

Piano del Vescovo

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Piano del Vescovo is the starting point for many excursions in the Valle del Bove. It can be reached by car and there is convenient parking.

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1.46 km

Pomiciaro

Forest

2.89 km

View of Mount Etna (Southeast Crater)

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2.89 km

Mount Zoccolaro

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From Monte Zoccolaro (1739 m asl) it is possible to admire below the lunar panorama of the Valle del Bove with the lava flows of the eruptions accumulated over thousands …

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3.23 km

Viewpoint

3.94 km

View of the Valle del Bove

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Be careful, the climb is very steep

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4.08 km

View of the Valle del Bove and Mount Etna

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Beautiful viewpoint over the Valle del Bove and the crater.

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6.30 km

View of the Valle del Bove from the Schiena dell'Asino

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Before the start of the tour necessarily inform about the weather conditions. Between autumn and spring the weather can change quickly at these altitudes. Strong wind, rain and snow make …

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8.85 km

View of Valle del Bove

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Panoramic point over the Valle del Bove, located on the crest of the Serra del Salifizio. A place to discover in every season, as the landscape changes a lot.

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13.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.69 km

4.59 km

3.96 km

148 m

Surfaces

5.65 km

4.59 km

3.15 km

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

1°C

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

September 7, 2023,Sicilia: Serra del Salifizio (2100+ m), Valle del Bove, Monte Zoccolaro🔝

Despite bad weather, this was a successful, very varied tour in the Etna National Park for us, which expands and, in my opinion, improves a tour suggestion (No. 6) from the Roth hiking guide. The recipe for success for this hike consists of a long ridge walk with magnificent views, the black lava sea of the Valle del Bove caldera …

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