The end of the paved road unfolding uphill from Adrano, where the bar marking the border of the State Property is located, is a wide area located in a particularly pleasant plateau at an altitude of 1,525 m. This is half-crowned by lateral craters covered with thick pine forest. The recently renamed \u201cPiano Fiera” plateau was crossed by ancient, undated, lava flows intermingled with tall pine trees that managed to take root among the rough rocks. The trail is 3,940 m long. It mostly unfolds under the pine forest and allows reaching the Pista Altomontana at the Galvarina Lodge (1,878 m) after less than an hour and a half walk, a hospitable bivouac always open for hikers by the State Forestry Company that built it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The end of the paved road unfolding uphill from Adrano, where the bar marking the border of the State Property is located, is a wide area located in a particularly pleasant plateau at an altitude of 1,525 m. This is half-crowned by lateral craters covered with thick pine forest. The recently renamed \u201cPiano Fiera” plateau…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2747","sentiero","type-sentiero","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"acf":{"sentieri":[{"ID":2737,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"The 34.400-km route develops almost entirely along a ring-shaped wide road covering about 60% of the volcano\u2019s perimeter, located at an altitude between a minimum of 1,435 m on the north side to a maximum of 1,917 on the west side. The only exception is a short pass stretching through a narrow lava path resulting from the 1981 eruption, which spilled onto the north flank threatening the town of Randazzo.\n\nThe ring it outlines is not a closed one, due to the chasm of the Valle del Bove, not impossible though difficult to cross.\n\nThough curved in shape, the length and conformation of the Pista Altomontana make it a sort of backbone of the Etna trail network, as it is accessible from almost all the villages surrounding Etna through some paths featuring a roughly radial track. Subsequently, it is possible to proceed towards the summit areas from some of its junctions, following other paths through large radial lines.\n\nThe Pista Altomontana could be defined as the \"hub\" of the Etna trails, as it allows reaching the medium altitudes of the Volcano from one side and descend from another one.\n\nIt also allows crossing and enjoying almost all the landscapes that Mount Etna can offer, ranging from different types of tall trees forests and- in particular - pine woods with larch pine and beech woods, to harsh lava flows characterised by very diverse shapes and appearance. The Pista Altomontana roughly marks the border between the second and third of the three circular belts into which the ancient authors used to divide Etna, that is, the downstream wooded belt and the upstream volcanic desert belt.\n\nFinally, it allows admiring an hourly changing panorama overlooking the two underlying valleys of the Simeto and Alcantara rivers, the mountainous complexes of Nebrodi and Peloritani and the villages scattered across them. Along it, or at short distance, there are a dozen small buildings, generally owned by the former State Forestry Company, some of which are available as emergency shelter or a basic overnight stay for adequately equipped hikers.\n\nThe two ends of the route can be both reached by private motor vehicles and constitute Hiking Base Points.","post_title":"Pista Altomontana (Sentiero Italia)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"pista-altomontana-sentiero-italia","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 10:49:55","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 09:49:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/pista-altomontana-sentiero-italia\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2749,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"A long and sunny block located at 1,077 m in the municipal area of Adrano, in the past Case Bosco Prato Fiorito was a structure allocated to the limited agricultural activity that could be carried out at such a high altitude and that was affected by snowfalls in winter. They can be reached after passing the bar that marks the limit of the State Property close to slightly ascending flat areas characterised by the absence of forests and the presence of some lateral craters, among which M. Minardo dominates on the left.\n\nThe trail unfolds on a non-paved road, which, after passing M. Peloso, bends sharply towards East, thus gaining altitude (865 m overall) and crossing large portions of pine forest and undated lava fields.\n\nAlong the 10.7 km route is located a State Forestry Corps building retaining its original name of Case Zampini (1,345 m). The trail subsequently goes deeper between M. Nespole, Leporello, Capre and Fornello, to reach the Pista Altomontana near the Poggio la Caccia Refuge, a bivouac with a door, always open to provide hikers with basic shelter. Traversing the whole route takes slightly less than 4 hours.","post_title":"Case Bosco Pratofiorito \u2013 Pista Altomontana","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"case-bosco-pratofiorito-pista-altomontana","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 10:57:17","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 09:57:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/case-bosco-pratofiorito-pista-altomontana\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2751,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"The short connecting trail called Hiking Trail no. 708A is just 360 meters long and connects Hiking Trail no. 708 to Piano Fiera, thus providing multiple walking routes. Connecting Hiking Trail no. 708B is located downstream and allows moving from Hiking Trail no. 707 to no. 708 between M. Leporello and the Galvarina Lodge.","post_title":"Piano Fiera \u2013 Sentiero Monti Nespole","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"piano-fiera-sentiero-monti-nespole","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 10:58:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 09:58:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/piano-fiera-sentiero-monti-nespole\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2753,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"The short connecting trail called Hiking Trail no. 708A is just 360 meters long and connects Hiking Trail no. 708 to Piano Fiera, thus providing multiple walking routes. Connecting Hiking Trail no. 708B is located downstream and allows moving from Hiking Trail no. 707 to no. 708 between M. Leporello and the Galvarina Lodge.","post_title":"Bocche Vituddi Inferiore","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bocche-vituddi-inferiore","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 10:58:46","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 09:58:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/bocche-vituddi-inferiore\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"parcheggi":[{"ID":2531,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-08-30 13:19:59","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-30 11:19:59","post_content":"\n
This is a flattish area\nwith a particular charm that comes from the natural setting and silence all around.\nIt is dotted with pines and enclosed by three volcanic cones, set out in a\nsemicircle (Monte Gallo, Monte Testa and Monte Forno). From here it is possible\nto access the trails to the Altomontana Path or which go down towards Casa\nBosco Prato Fiorito (707, 708, 708A and 708B). It can be reached by asphalt\nroad from the towns of Adrano, Biancavilla, Ragalna and Nicolosi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Area: 33S<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Coordinates: 492991E - 4175401N<\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Piano Fiera","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"piano-fiera","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-06 15:57:29","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-06 13:57:29","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/parcheggi\/piano-fiera\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"parcheggi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"grotte":"","rifugi":[{"ID":2509,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-08-30 13:18:02","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-30 11:18:02","post_content":"\n This is the best known\nof the bivouacs owned by the State Forestry Agency and located in sequence\nalong the 38 km of the Altomontana Path, which can be reached in an\nhour-and-a-half\u2019s walk from Piano Vetore. It is located at 1878 metres and is\nalways open so that it can be used by excursionists, day and night. There is a\nwater tank supply but no toilet facilities. It can only be reached by bicycle\nor on foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Area: 33S<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Coordinates: 495599E - 4176179N<\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Rifugio Galvarina (1987 m s.l.m.)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"rifugio-galvarina-1987-m-s-l-m","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-06 13:20:36","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-06 11:20:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/rifugi\/rifugio-galvarina-1987-m-s-l-m\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"rifugi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"galleria":false,"lunghezza":"5.13","dislivello_massimo":"350","tempo_di_percorrenza":"2 ore","difficolta":"medio-basso\/E","percorribilita":"ottima (trekking)","informazioni_utili":"Ogni diramazione dal percorso principale \u00e8 indicata dalla caratteristica segnaletica del Club Alpino Italiano mentre lungo tutta la pista \u00e8 possibile trovare diversi segni di conforto a suggerire la direzione da seguire. Si consiglia a tutti gli escursionisti di non uscire dal percorso segnalato, di non gettare rifiuti e di non recare disturbo a vegetazione e\/o animali.","relation":"7844247","id_sentiero":"707","colore":"","punto_di_partenza":{"sentiero_di_partenza":false,"altezza_punto_di_partenza":""},"punto_di_arrivo":{"sentiero_di_arrivo":false,"altezza_punto_di_arrivo":""},"naturalistici":"","panoramici":"","punti_generici":""},"yoast_head":"\n