Together with the one passing through Mounts Guardirazzi and Punta Lucia (no. 711) and the one departing from the Citelli Lodge (no. 723), this trail is one of the few tracks that allows reaching the summit areas of the Volcano without having to share the route with motor vehicles. Although crossing areas of great landscape importance and characterised by absolute integrity, the trail is very little used.<\/p>\n
It starts from the Pista Altomontana, a little south of the San Giovanni Gualberto Lodge. Its initial segments unfold along a forest road leading to Case Carpinteri, to bend north through road abruptly interrupted by a 60-meters wide branch of a recent lava flow, which must be climbed over. The trail then gains altitude along a seasonal impluvium with a water-smoothed lava bed and then reaches M. Scavo, whose modest peak (1,918 m) offers a wide panorama overlooking the summit area. The trail now continues on a faint trace, merging slightly north-west of Torre del Filosofo with Trail no. 702, having overall overcome a difference in altitude of about 1,300 m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Together with the one passing through Mounts Guardirazzi and Punta Lucia (no. 711) and the one departing from the Citelli Lodge (no. 723), this trail is one of the few tracks that allows reaching the summit areas of the Volcano without having to share the route with motor vehicles. Although crossing areas of great landscape…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2803","sentiero","type-sentiero","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"acf":{"sentieri":[{"ID":2832,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"This has been the first Sentiero Natura ever to be created in Sicily (in mid-1991) and today it remains one of the most popular hiking trails in the territory of the Etna Park. It is named after the Sicilian dialectal term for pine trees. The route is not particularly difficult. It unwinds from the plateau located West of Monte Vetore (1823 m a.s.l.) at a short distance from the Grande Albergo dell'Etna. It crosses ancient and recent lava fields (1985-2001), lava flow caves, hornitos, \u201ccannon-shaped\u201d stones (solidified sarcophagi of lava solidified around tree trunks), wooded formations, impressive pines of exceptional beauty, and finally reaches the Botanical Garden New Gussonea.\n\nThis was created by the University of Catania and the Regional Forestry Authority and represents a very important study place. Here all the main environments characterising the Etna area have been recreated and all the plant species of Etna can be observed. From here, along a stretch of paved road, the starting point is reached and the ring route completed. The trail develops entirely within the Forestry Property and offers several observation points, each with its specific features, constituting a significant cross-section of the natural environment of Mount Etna. It is advisable to walk the trail in spring and autumn, avoiding the hot summer climate and the sudden snowfalls that may occur in winter.","post_title":"Monte Nero degli Zappini","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"monte-nero-degli-zappini","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 11:24:29","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 10:24:29","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/monte-nero-degli-zappini\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"parcheggi":"","grotte":"","rifugi":"","galleria":false,"lunghezza":"2.35","dislivello_massimo":"100","tempo_di_percorrenza":"1 ora","difficolta":"basso\/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":"7854134","id_sentiero":"730","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