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Rifugio Sapienza Parking – Sapienza Hut loop from Trecastagni

Rifugio Sapienza Parking – Sapienza Hut loop from Trecastagni

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3.7

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144

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Rifugio Sapienza Parking – Sapienza Hut loop from Trecastagni

03:23

53.2km

1,440m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 13, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 28.3 km for 279 m

After 47.1 km for 64 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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11.1 km

Silvestri Craters

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The keyway for the descent must not be missing ;-)

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13.5 km

View of Mount Etna from Strada Milia

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18.9 km

Road to Monte Vetore, Mount Etna

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Low-traffic and very nice ascent to Mount Etna. Mostly very good topping

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24.9 km

View of Catania from Parco dell'Etna

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Great view of the sea

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27.7 km

Sapienza Hut

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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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28.7 km

Nicolosi–Rifugio Sapienza Climb

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Length 17 km, difference in altitude 1073 m, average gradient 6.3%.
The Nicolosi-Rifugio Sapienza climb is the most well-known, most traveled climb on the Etna side and the one of the Giro d'Italia stage won by Contador in 2011 (dedicated to him). The road is very panoramic, smooth and well-maintained asphalt that crosses the young lava flow of 2001. It cuts through a sea of magma with the scent of sulfur that accompanies pedal after pedal. The climb begins by leaving the town of Nicolosi, right from a public fountain, and ends at the Sapienza refuge at an altitude of 1910 m above sea level.

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47.1 km

Nicolosi

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After leaving the raging traffic of Catania behind, Nicolosi is the first town to reach and the town is very sizeable. As usual around the Etna, the main street is paved with black and quite rough lava planks. If the bottles have already been empty, here is another great opportunity to fill them, if you want to continue towards Refugio Sapienza - on the lava fields you will search for springs and wells in vain.

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53.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.9 km

4.20 km

143 m

Surfaces

45.1 km

8.00 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,900 m)

Lowest point (580 m)

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Monday 6 July

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Silvestri Craters

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