Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Ariel loop from Mascalucia

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Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Ariel loop from Mascalucia

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Sapienza Hut – Rifugio Ariel loop from Mascalucia

03:58

49.6km

1,450m

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: September 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.0 km for 279 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

16.2 km

Buried Church of the 1983 Eruption, Parco dell'Etna

Highlight • Religious Site

lava flow cave

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17.6 km

View of Mount Etna's southern slopes

Highlight • Viewpoint

22.9 km

Volcanic Landscape at Mount Etna

Highlight • Volcano

23.6 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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23.7 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 …

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23.8 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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28.0 km

Rifugio Ariel

Highlight • Mountain Hut

You can also spend the night in this rifugio.

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49.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.8 km

2.31 km

359 m

149 m

Surfaces

47.9 km

868 m

359 m

355 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

21°C

12°C

19 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

December 6, 2024,Mit dem Tandem auf den Ätna 🤩

Hey Komootler, I set off with a beautiful view of Mount Etna, and at the top he was there again, the great poet 😩. But don't complain, just be amazed 😳. The route through the lava landscape has a special charm. The route of death was down again. Lots of crosses in the serpentines and a few buried houses. The …

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