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WARNING: trekking is not like walking! If you can't overcome a passage, go back!
Some of the tracks presented here are set along mountain trails where some passages may require holding to ropes or climbing short ladders, and may have exposed passages without safety protections. These tracts can be a serious danger if faced without the right equipment, awareness and physical condition.
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Trekking on Etna's north face

Provenzana plain - Monte Nero - Gelo cavern

Itinerari fuori porta - Sicily

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length icon Length:
18 Km
time icon Our time:
3h45' walking
climb icon Total climb:
740 mt
height icon Min and max height:
1435 mt - 1975 mt
track ring icon Type of track:
ring track
surface icon Surface:
dirt road
panorama icon Panorama:
volcano
coverage icon Cell network coverage:
partial
winter icon Traced in winter:
no
bike icon Traced by bike:
no

Etna, also called “Mongibello” by Sicilian people, is the tallest volcano in Europe, declared Human Heritage by UNESCO. The peculiarity of this amazing place is its mutability. The volcano breaths, swells, moves and changes its lunar panorama in time.
The trail starts from Provenzana plain in Linguaglossa and goes, in a ring, on the north face.
At the beginning of the hike a hotel submerged by lava can be seen, covered by the big eruption of 2002. It goes on towards Monte Nero and, with caution, the “bottoniera” (very deep craters in a row) can be seen. It then goes down towards Gelo cavern, which can be visited, but a flashlight is recommended. It then proceeds until Pernicana plain.


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