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View of Mount Etna – Piano del Lago Crater loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

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View of Mount Etna – Piano del Lago Crater loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

Hard

3

hikers

View of Mount Etna – Piano del Lago Crater loop from Rifugio Giovannino Sapienza

03:40

7.37km

700m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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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 4.48 km for 233 m

After 5.81 km for 543 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

27 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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139 m

Mount Etna Cable Car

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Space for 6 people in the gondola

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3

1.56 km

Mossy Volcanic Slopes of Mount Etna

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Some plants don’t need much to live

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2.35 km

Piccolo Rifugio (Etna South)

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A fascinating piece of earth and you feel as a human being infinitely small and humble towards nature.
The jeep tour oh up is highly recommended.
Attention: If it is …

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2.35 km

Mount Etna Unimog Bus Ascent

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With the Unimog further to 3000m

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2.79 km

View of Mount Etna

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Mount Etna is a majestic sight. Its size, vastness, and natural power are hard to put into words. Truly impressive!

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3.36 km

Piano del Lago Crater

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just beyond the cable car, the approach to the crater could be closed if there is no mountain or volcanological guide

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5.56 km

View of the Craters, Mount Etna

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7.37 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.10 km

2.84 km

975 m

368 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.94 km

1.74 km

1.22 km

378 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (2,590 m)

Lowest point (1,890 m)

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