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Alcantara Gorges – Ponte San Cataldo Viaduct loop from Francavilla di Sicilia

Francavilla Di Sicilia

Alcantara Gorges – Ponte San Cataldo Viaduct loop from Francavilla di Sicilia

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Alcantara Gorges – Ponte San Cataldo Viaduct loop from Francavilla di Sicilia

09:00

161km

3,390m

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: March 1, 2026

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Parco dei Nebrodi

Parco dell'Alcantara

Riserva naturale Laghetti di Marinello

Riserva Naturale Orientata Bosco di Malabotta

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.48 km

Alcantara Gorges

Highlight • Gorge

In contact with the river water lava masses are cooled very quickly and solidified into prominent, densely supported columns. Over time, the Alcantara has eaten its way through the lava …

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6.44 km

Ponte San Cataldo Viaduct

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Beautiful viaduct on the route from the coast inland!

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13.7 km

I recommend arriving in Calatabiano, taking the road that crosses the hamlet of Mitogio. This route has little traffic from motor vehicles and is immersed in the vegetation that runs along the Alcantara river.

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46.6 km

Randazzo Town Center

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Pretty little town with a nice square. Great place for a break.

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54.8 km

Santa Domenica Vittoria – City of Truffles

Highlight (Segment) • Settlement

This tree-lined road crosses the Nebrodi Park, a mountainous area of the island that is more reminiscent of the Apennine territories of central Italy!

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74.8 km

Portella Santa Maria

Mountain Pass

94.6 km

Riserva naturale Laghetti di Marinello

Nature Reserve

95.0 km

Sanctuary of the Black Madonna of Tindari

Highlight • Religious Site

The Santuario Santa Maria de Tindari is the famous pilgrimage church with the Black Madonna. The church was built in the 1950s and here the Black Madonna is worshiped by …

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128 km

SP 115 Tripiciana Road

Highlight • Cycleway

Most of the road has been resurfaced

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133 km

Portella Zilla

Mountain Pass

142 km

Roccella Valdemone

Highlight • Settlement

We don't have much historical information about the town, however we do know that it was built in the Norman age and that once there was an imposing medieval castle here, the remains of which still stand.

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161 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

154 km

6.43 km

761 m

168 m

Surfaces

148 km

12.4 km

121 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 25 May

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Alcantara Gorges – Ponte San Cataldo Viaduct loop from Francavilla di Sicilia

Alcantara Gorges

Ponte San Cataldo Viaduct

Calatabiano Castle

Randazzo Town Center

Santa Domenica Vittoria – City of Truffles

Sanctuary of the Black Madonna of Tindari

SP 115 Tripiciana Road

Roccella Valdemone

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