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#76 of 300 · Etna Park

Mount Etna Summit Craters

ItalySicily (Catania)

A climb up Europe's most active volcano from Rifugio Sapienza across black lava fields and cinder slopes past the Montagnola to the summit crater area near 3,300 m; access to the highest zone is restricted and normally requires an authorised guide.

Distance
14 km
Out and back
Ascent
1,450 m
High point 3,300 m
Time
8 h
Day hike
Difficulty
Hard
Big ascent or length, rough ground, some exposure or remoteness.
Best months
May–Oct
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Rifugio Sapienza
Etna Park

Route

Topographic map of Mount Etna Summit Craters, from Rifugio Sapienza to Etna summit cratersRifugio SapienzaMontagnolaEtna summit cratersStart: Rifugio SapienzaTurn-around: Etna summit craters© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartTurn-aroundWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Rifugio Sapienza
  2. Montagnola
  3. Etna summit craters
  4. back the same way

Wildlife along the route

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