Mount Etna Climb – View of Vena and the Sea loop from Taormina-Giardini

Mount Etna Climb – View of Vena and the Sea loop from Taormina-Giardini

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Mount Etna Climb – View of Vena and the Sea loop from Taormina-Giardini

04:53

83.7km

1,990m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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After 13.8 km for 97 m

After 18.9 km for 342 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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32.5 km

Pineta di Linguaglossa

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Also called "Pineta Ragabo", it is a natural pine forest, which grows at 1400 meters above sea level. It was an important source of raw materials in the past, while …

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34.9 km

Etna at 1500 Meters

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37.9 km

Piano Provenzana (Parco dell'Etna)

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At Piano Provenzana the asphalt ends of what can be considered the north-east side of Etna, namely that of Linguaglossa. In winter it is a popular ski resort, while in …

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42.7 km

View of Mount Etna

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This is the landscape one would expect to see on the slopes of an active volcano. The geologically recent lava flows have not yet been colonized by vegetation.

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43.5 km

Mount Etna Climb

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The climb is quite genteel with slopes from 4-10%. The surroundings are unmatched. You are riding through Volcanic rocks with the sea behind you and the Etna smoking on your …

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56.0 km

View of Mount Etna and the Coast

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64.3 km

View of Vena and the Sea

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Beautiful view. Especially as a descent!

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70.4 km

Sea view on the descent

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I believe going uphill makes total sense too, but the downhill with a good view of the sea is very very nice

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83.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

53.1 km

28.3 km

2.19 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

81.6 km

1.65 km

443 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,770 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

25°C

19°C

54 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

March 29, 2022,Auf den Etna

Today with 35km and 1700hm a challenging ascent for March. Everyone made it to the edge of Mount Etna for the Passa plate. Nice tour with 100km & 2200hm 🙂
Roads in the hinterland very good.

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