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Monte Crisimo Mountain Hut – Piano Provenzana loop from Acireale

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Monte Crisimo Mountain Hut – Piano Provenzana loop from Acireale

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Monte Crisimo Mountain Hut – Piano Provenzana loop from Acireale

07:05

83.0km

2,120m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 19.9 km for 125 m

After 39.5 km for 198 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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20.0 km

Belvedere Square, Milo

Highlight • Viewpoint

the enchanted forest of Milo, the most beautiful there is

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25.9 km

Eruptive vents of 1928

Highlight • Volcano

An impressive place. This is the site of the volcanic eruption that destroyed Mascali in 1928.

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31.3 km

Piano Noce Cave

Highlight • Cave

Turnoff to the grotto

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34.0 km

Monte Crisimo Mountain Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Immersed in the woods, well maintained, clean and fragrant, always open

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43.0 km

Piano Provenzana

Highlight • Volcano

Piano Provenzana, located at 1,810 meters above sea level. on the northern side of Etna, it is an important ski resort in the municipality of Linguaglossa. Unlike the southern side, …

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55.8 km

Pietracannone Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Refuge managed by the forestry corps with an equipped catering area.

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63.8 km

Bosco di Milo

Nature Reserve

82.0 km

Castello Pennisi di Floristella

Castle

83.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.3 km

18.9 km

4.89 km

2.94 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

50.7 km

10.8 km

9.54 km

6.70 km

4.99 km

311 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 11 July

34°C

22°C

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Comments

August 14, 2023,Esplorando la Cerrita e non solo...

Circular route that starts on asphalt from San Giovanni la Punta, up to Fornazzo, passes through:
- Serra Buffa Refuge
- Monte Zappino Refuge
- Grotta della Neve dei Ladroni
- Monte Crisimo Refuge
- Casotto Pastori Refuge

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May 6, 2023,Monte Crisimo, Case dei Calabresi e Cubania

Tour that starts on asphalt to head towards the Monte Crisimo Refuge; once you arrive in Fornazzo, you take the initial part of the Etna Marathon 2022, tackling the initial dirt road of the "Salita dei 3 Santi", once you arrive inside the Cerrita forest, you cross an ancient forest, at an altitude of 1360 m above sea level, following …

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November 11, 2023,M.te Fontanelle, Black Desert, Rif. M.te Crisimo con Etnafreebike.

Route studied by Etnafreebike members, which from San Giovanni la Punta, climbs up the south-eastern part of Etna, the first dirt road is taken in c.da Caselle a Milo, with a stretch with a 17% gradient, exiting near the restaurant "Da Rinatu", shortly after 200 meters you take a mule track on the left with old asphalt initially and then …

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October 5, 2024,Su e giù per Etna Nord ed Etna Est

Route that given the first twenty initial km carried out for errands, takes place on asphalt to head towards Fornazzo, and then climb from the paving to 20% of Ripa della Naca where at the end of the same you can appreciate the view of the Volcano (from this point breathtaking); the climb on paving leads into the Bosco della …

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March 25, 2023,Paesi Etnei, Rif. M.te Crisimo, Rif. Grandi Querce.

Going up from the Etna villages, we head towards Fornazzo, where the dirt road of the day begins, covering the first sections of the Etna Marathon 2022. From here, we head towards Bivacco Monte Crisimo, where there is a beautiful, open and well-maintained refuge and just above a forest ranger barracks. From here, unable to continue due to thick snow, …

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Monte Crisimo Mountain Hut – Piano Provenzana loop from Acireale

Belvedere Square, Milo

Magazzeni Chapel

Eruptive vents of 1928

Piano Noce Cave

Monte Crisimo Mountain Hut

Piano Provenzana

Pietracannone Hut

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