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Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Ariel loop from Biancavilla Centro

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Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Ariel loop from Biancavilla Centro

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Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Ariel loop from Biancavilla Centro

04:36

58.8km

1,590m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 31.9 km for 279 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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29.0 km

View of Mount Etna's southern slopes

Highlight • Viewpoint

30.9 km

Volcanic Landscape at Mount Etna

Highlight • Volcano

31.5 km

Etna Cable Car Lower Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Done! That is, almost. You are at the valley station of the Funivia dell’Etna, the cable car that was rebuilt after the last violent eruption of the volcano and has been in operation since 2004. It will take you (including your bike) from around 2,000 meters to an altitude of 2,500 meters. Upstairs is a restaurant that has a few snacks (which, however, do not meet particularly high culinary standards). Up there you can let off-road buses take you up to an altitude of 3,000 meters in summer. A rough trail leads back down from the station at 2,500 meters. Alternatively, you can use the gravel road, which already offers a decent “gravel” adventure. The view up here is impressive either way: you can either see really far or you can be impressed by the mystical cloud / fog optics. Remember: it's often really fresh up here. Don't forget warm things.

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31.6 km

Sapienza Hut & Etna Bike Tribe

Highlight • Mountain Hut

From the mountain station you can take beautiful hikes to various craters.

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31.7 km

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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36.0 km

Rifugio Ariel

Highlight • Mountain Hut

You can also spend the night in this rifugio.

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58.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.4 km

3.39 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

55.5 km

2.95 km

255 m

120 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,900 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

30°C

18°C

16 %

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Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Ariel loop from Biancavilla Centro

View of Mount Etna's southern slopes

Volcanic Landscape at Mount Etna

Etna Cable Car Lower Station

Sapienza Hut & Etna Bike Tribe

Sapienza Hut

Rifugio Ariel

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