The route unfolds on a cart track built by private initiative around 1972 to facilitate the transport of tourists to the high altitudes of the Volcano with motorized vehicles, an activity that was never carried out. Subsequently, the whole area became part of the State Property, which forbade the transit of these vehicles. Once abandoned, the cart track remained intact in some sections, while in others only a faint trace remains.<\/p>\n
The trail begins South-West of Monte Baracca at an altitude of 1,715 8 m a.s.l., along Hiking Trail no. 724. Its surrounding environment is characterised by a notable rare scrub of Etna birch settled on volcanic substrata, and develops for 6,900 m. Above 1,900 m of altitude. The trail\u2019s multiple hairpins turn overcome the steep slopes of the North-Eastern side of Pizzi Deneri and, after passing some impluvia, the track reaches Piano delle Concazze at an altitude of 2,791 m North-West of Pizzi Deneri, in the middle of the lava desert typical of the summit areas of Mount Etna. An average gradient of 15.5% with peaks of 20% makes the \u201cTagara del Leone\u201d among the most difficult hiking trails of Mount Etna.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The route unfolds on a cart track built by private initiative around 1972 to facilitate the transport of tourists to the high altitudes of the Volcano with motorized vehicles, an activity that was never carried out. Subsequently, the whole area became part of the State Property, which forbade the transit of these vehicles. Once abandoned,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2787","sentiero","type-sentiero","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"acf":{"sentieri":[{"ID":2739,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"It consists of a dirt road built several decades ago by the licensed companies in charge of trasporting tourists by off-road minibuses. It departs from the two ski resorts and ends at the authorised quotas, which have varied through the years according to the risk arising from volcanic activity. The road starts on the south side, at an altitude of 1,910 m, next to the Cableway station and encircles the summit area at an altitude of around 3,000 m a.s.l., keeping the distance from the complex of terminal and sub-terminal craters, thus ensuring a reasonable level of security. It then descends to Piano Provenzana (about 1,800 m) where there is an additional ski resort.\n\nThe track is shared between hikers and motor vehicles. On the south side, it has been modified or even completely remade a number times in the 1970s, 1980s and early 2000s, when the new Escriv\u00e0 de Balaguer<\/em> and Vincenzino Barbagallo <\/em>craters appeared along it and large lava flows cross edits south-descending ridge.\n\nFrom this side, short detours allow hikers to overlook the underlying Valle del Bove in several points, over most of the lava has flowed from the South-East Crater in recent years. The path also allows visiting the aforementioned recently appeared craters and observing, from a relatively close distance, the complex consisting of the two summit chasms, one of which retains the name of Central Crater, and the older 1968 complex of Bocca Nuova and the two sub-terminal North-East and Southeast craters. On the North side, the track has faced much less changes and, with short detour, allows hikers to reach Pizzi Deneri (2,847 m) and the underlying Rocca della Valle (2,738 m). These are extraordinary terraces allowing enjoying a wide panorama that stretches above Valle del Bove and Valle del Leone, both located on the slopes of the volcano. The two ends of the route can be reached by private vehicles and constitute Hiking Base Points.","post_title":"Pista ai Crateri Sommitali","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"pista-ai-crateri-sommitali","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 10:50:35","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 09:50:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/pista-ai-crateri-sommitali\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2789,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"The trail\u2019s entrance is located on the right, just 100 meters before the Citelli Lodge and marked by specific signs. After a roughly ten-minute walk, hikers come across a small sheepfold. Once they get past it, the trail heads to the left, offering an initial journey through the birches of Etna. Together with three\/four channels consisting of large, thick formations of lava smoothed by the river flow, they represent an evidence of the cold climate and considerable presence of water that characterised the area in the past, as resulting from the melting of the glaciers after the glaciation.\n\nAfter a twenty-minute walk through the woodland, the trail opens to a valley where hikers can observe the interesting phenomenon of a cave-shaped lava formation (it.: ingrottamento<\/em>) known as the Grotta di Serracozzo, dating back to the 1971 eruption occurred along a fracture. The cave entrance is located upstream of the mouths and consists of a small passage requiring hikers to carefully bend down. The hikers equipped with protective helmets and flashlights may walk into it for about fifty meters.\n\nIn front of the mouths, the path regains altitude with a rather steep climb and reaches a panoramic view of the Valle del Bove at an altitude of 2095 m a.s.l. From there, it is possible to observe a series of magmatic dykes, which protect the valley itself from erosion, along a ridge known as Serracozzo following a fairly evident track. Return can be made more easily along the ridge up to 2150 m a.s.l., and then by starting to descend along a wide sandy expanse constituting the alternative trail no. 723A, which crosses the 1928 eruptive mouths, to finally join the main trail at an altitude of 1865 m a.s.l. near the sheepfold. Alternatively, from an altitude of 2150 m a.s.l. it is possible to proceed further on to Rocca della Valle by taking a slight detour at a sandy formation located on the right at an altitude of 2738 m a.s.l. and a 1610-metres walk. It is also possible to reach Pizzi Deneri at an altitude of 2847 m a.s.l. through an additional 740-metres walk. Along this segment, it is possible to observe prominent examples of the so-called \u201clava cicirara<\/em>\u201d, i.e., basaltic rocks characterised by large whitish plagioclase crystals. At Rocca della Valle, the rocky route features a particularly challenging average gradient of almost 50%.","post_title":"Rifugio Citelli - Serracozzo","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"rifugio-citelli-serracozzo","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 11:18:29","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 10:18:29","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/rifugio-citelli-serracozzo\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2791,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"Located in the outskirts of Zafferana Etnea at an altitude of 657 m a.s.l., the village of Ballo marks the starting point of this trail. From the driveway in the initial segment, it gradually becomes more rustic to turn finally into a simple path alternating large stretches of rough lava fields from the 1852 and 1951 eruptions, with verdant areas spared by recent eruptions (Piano Bello). After 45 minutes, hikers get past the giant Ilice di Carrinu, which is believed to be 800 years old. Then, along the southern edge, after 6.7 km it is possible to reach a modest pass located under M. Fontane and overlooking the Valle del Bove, or alternatively head on to Case Pietracannone (1,150 m), Hiking Base Point located along the SP \"Mareneve di Fornazzo\".\n\nFrom here, the route bends North-West to face a long, shaded, steep ascent along the Pineta della Cubania, to rejoin the aforementioned S.P. at an altitude of 1,675, from where hikers can proceed left to the Citelli Lodge for an additional 950 m and, after 200 m, take another entrance on the right into the State Forestry Property. For a few hundred meters now, the track is unfolding across a not very wide area featuring a colony of splendid birch trees. From here, the track becomes almost flat, going from 1,660 m (where the bar marking the State Property border is located) to 1,800 m of Piano Provenzana, which can be reached after additional 5.6 km.\n\nAlong this segment, hikers immediately leave the Sartorius Mountains, born in 1865 and featuring a specific Sentiero Natura, on their right. Further on the left, the very steep Hiking Trail no. 722 (see above) departs and further into that, with a detour of just 200 m to the left, it is possible to reach the M. Baracca Lodge, in whose already pleasant surroundings are a \"pietracannone<\/em>\" as well as the bed of an ephemeral water course with a perfectly smooth lava bottom. After Piano Provenzana, the trail heads up north and runs into M. Nero di Linguaglossa, which can be passed either from the right via the main route (trail no. 724, touching an altitude of 1,920 m a.s.l.) or from the left, via the alternative trail no. 724A. The latter slightly exceeds an altitude of 2,000 m a.s.l. and allows passing near the M. Timparossa Lodge (1,838 m).\n\nOnce the two trails have joined, the route descends towards Passo dei Dammusi (1,709 m), where it connects to the Pista Altomontana (Hiking Trail no. 701). Just below the afore mentioned refuge, a shortcut (Trail no. 739) allows reaching the Grotta delle Palombe area more quickly to continue on the Sentiero Italia towards the Valle dell\u2019Alcantara.\n\nThe entire route is 26,250 km long; it crosses a difference in altitude of 1,375 m and is part of the Sentiero Italia.","post_title":"Case Pietracannone \u2013 Passo Dammusi","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"case-pietracannone-passo-dammusi","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 11:19:40","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 10:19:40","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/case-pietracannone-passo-dammusi\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"parcheggi":"","grotte":"","rifugi":"","galleria":false,"lunghezza":"7.4","dislivello_massimo":"1070","tempo_di_percorrenza":"5-6 ore","difficolta":"alto\/E","percorribilita":"ottima (trekking\/bici)","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":"7849458","id_sentiero":"722","colore":"","punto_di_partenza":{"sentiero_di_partenza":{"ID":2735,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"Starting from the outskirts of the town of Belpasso at an altitude of 520, the route reaches the slopes of M. Manfr\u00e8, where a recently renovated municipally owned refuge at an altitude of 1,325 m a.s.l. As it unfolds for about 16 km towards Etna\u2019s summit areas, it is possible to grasp the progressive transformation of the landscape. After leaving the urban area, through mule tracks and paths marked by the inevitable dry lava stone walls, it first crosses vineyards and orchards, accompanied by well-noticeable rows of prickly pears, and then enters the Etna area of medium mountain, characterised by oak woods and then by reforestation with larch pine. Many are the notable sites touched by the trail, including the \u201cAmpudda di Piscitello<\/em>\u201d, evidence of a small stream that existed before the lava flow of 1669, the Cisterna della Regina and the Grotta d'Angela. M. Manfr\u00e8 surprises with a deep crack where a luxuriant colony of poplars grows. The trail is a continuation of hiking trail no. 786, but it can be taken independently starting from the M. Manfr\u00e8 Lodge near the S.P. 92 road. It first turns west of M. Manfr\u00e8 and runs deep into its typical oak forest, then it crosses one of the lava branches generated by the eruption of 1983, which devastated most of the woods in the area. It then penetrates into a forest area first composed of chestnut trees, then, when altitude increases, of oaks and gorse, and finally, on the slopes of Monte Serra La Nave, by a splendid pine forest. The trail continues close to the Ariel Lodge and immediately after it reaches the State Property entrance gate of Filiciusa Milia, where the Pista Altomontana departs from.","post_title":"Belpasso \u2013 Monte Manfr\u00e8 \u2013 Pista 701","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"belpasso-monte-manfre-pista-701","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 10:35:53","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 09:35:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/belpasso-monte-manfre-pista-701\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"altezza_punto_di_partenza":"905"},"punto_di_arrivo":{"sentiero_di_arrivo":{"ID":2801,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"The passage from the noteworthy Etna orchards to larch pine woods, which takes place around 1,100 m a.s.l., is easily observed from this trail connecting Base Point no. 13 \"Case Evacua\" with Base Point no. 14 \"C.da Giarrita\" from East to West.\n\nIn this case, too, the trail first unfolds along inter-farm cart tracks, which then give way to small roads for forestry use. Starting at Case Bevacqua (1,013 m) the route reaches 1,366 m at the access gate to Contrada Giarrita, located along the S.P. \"Mareneve di Fornazzo\". It touches Monte Stornello and crosses Hiking Trail no. 732 \"Sentiero delle Ginestre\", through a short stretch of which it is possible to visit the craters of 1928.","post_title":"Case Bevacqua \u2013 Contrada Giarrita","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"case-bevacqua-contrada-giarrita","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 11:22:39","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 10:22:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/case-bevacqua-contrada-giarrita\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"altezza_punto_di_arrivo":"1420"},"naturalistici":"","panoramici":"","punti_generici":""},"yoast_head":"\n