View of Mount Etna – Summit Craters of Mount Etna loop from Guided Tours

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View of Mount Etna – Summit Craters of Mount Etna loop from Guided Tours

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View of Mount Etna – Summit Craters of Mount Etna loop from Guided Tours

02:24

7.01km

390m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parco dell'Etna

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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14 m

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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120 m

Mount Etna Cable Car Upper Station

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Price for a round trip: €52 per person (October 2025).

Upon exiting the gondola, you can rent a warm jacket or hiking boots (jacket only €5 per day).

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337 m

View of Mount Etna's summit crater

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A magnificent view of the approximately 3403 meter high summit crater of Europe's highest and still active volcano.

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537 m

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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2.01 km

Piano del Lago

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The "Piano del Lago" covers an area on the upper southern flank of Etna at an altitude of approx. 2600 m between the "Torre del Filosofo" and "La Montagnola". In …

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2.34 km

Mount Etna Lava Fields

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Impressive - in the pictures it just looks like a black stone desert, but if you consider the forces of nature at work here and are constant, you can't help but constantly say "Wow!" to think!

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3.49 km

Summit Craters of Mount Etna

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Snow already in autumn

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6.90 km

Mount Etna Lava Fields

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After a strenuous climb (or by gondola), you arrive at this spot. It's often windy here. Hiking boots are recommended.

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7.01 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.24 km

767 m

Surfaces

6.95 km

Elevation

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Highest point (2,860 m)

Lowest point (2,470 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 11 October

17°C

4°C

55 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

May 4, 2025,Ätna Rundweg

A very interesting excursion. We took the bus to the cable car parking lot. We took the cable car up and then a Unimog ride to 2,800 meters. Then we had a guided tour around one of the craters. Since the last small eruption had only been a few days ago, it was really easy to see. It was still …

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