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Sapienza Hut – House in the lava of '83. loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

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Mountain biking trails
Italy
Sicily
Catania
Nicolosi

Sapienza Hut – House in the lava of '83. loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

Hard

4.3

(12)

77

riders

Sapienza Hut – House in the lava of '83. loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

03:17

37.0km

1,230m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 31.7 km for 979 m

After 35.4 km for 622 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

147 m

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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248 m

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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3

5.22 km

House in the lava of '83.

Highlight • Structure

Absolut beeindruckend. Hier haben mal Menschen gewohnt, bis der Etna mal kurz aufgestoßen hat. Nun sieht es hier so aus. Eine schöne Demonstration ohne Worte für die Macht der Naturgewalten.

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4

6.39 km

lava flow cave

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5

12.8 km

Monte Grosso Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Cool shelter, great for sleeping, fireplace and wood available, clean, panoramic

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6

31.6 km

Vetore Trail

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Really nice trail with a lot of flow with some jumps but really interesting

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37.0 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.7 km

2.41 km

1.84 km

1.03 km

131 m

Surfaces

32.5 km

3.16 km

700 m

256 m

249 m

220 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (1,900 m)

Lowest point (700 m)

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Weather

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Tuesday 13 October

9°C

1°C

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Comments

March 15, 2024,Borello - Crateri Silvestri
Very little car traffic today (Friday morning). Relatively fresh when we left

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