From the centre of Nicolosi, it is possible to reach the headquarters of the Etna Park. These are worth a visit, as they are located in an ancient monastery. The trail then goes up secondary roads and cart roads to Monte Arso, an impressive extinct volcanic cone that dominates the entire southern slope. Then it crosses partially built-up areas until it reaches the nice rural village of Tarderia, a hamlet of Pedara. Meanwhile, the track has entered the territory of Trecastagni and now touches Casa della Capinera, which was recently renovated to create a Park\u2019s reception centre featuring a restaurant and an exhibition area. A detour allows visiting Monte Ilice, a magnificent lateral crater dating back to the year 1000. The last part of the stage descends to the centre of Zafferana Etnea through small roads and paths in the areas where the wood has retaken over ancient cultivated lands.<\/p>\n
After leaving the town, which offers multiple possibilities for overnight stays, the track immediately climbs up on a paved road asphalted to Contrada Dagalone. Hence, a mule track begins that offers clear evidence of the activities that once characterised the medium slopes of the volcano, when lava fields were colonised to plant vineyards up to a thousand metres above sea level. Proceeding along the mule track, the trail meets a detour, which, in about ten minutes, allows hikers to observe one of the most fascinating natural monuments of Etna: the Ilice di Carrinu, an over 700-year-old holm oak with a vigorous crown that overlooks a now ruined house. Returning to the mule track, after getting past the pleasant town of Piano Bello and walking along the Valle del Bove it is possible to enjoy beautiful views of the summit area. At the height of Monte Fontane, there is a small road that in a short time leads to the Casolare di Pietracannone and then – after a short section of provincial road – to the Magazzeni area. Here are several accommodation facilities located in the middle of the hazel groves.<\/p>\n
The route then passes through the craters of 1928. These generated the impetuous eruption that led to the destruction of the town of Mascali. The track then encounters a number of votive altars that remember the faith of those who, on that occasion, had their lands spared from the fury of the volcano. Those adequately equipped with a pocket lamp may also enter the eruptive fissure. Further on, the trail enters the State Forestry Property in an area mainly characterised by a vast Turkey oak wood. Entering the territory of Piedimonte Etneo, the trail continues on a moderate ascent up to Monte Crisimo and its panoramic forest that deserves a short stop. To finish the 3rd<\/sup> stage, it is possible to easily cross the lava fields until the trail meets the tall centuries-old Ragabo pine tree woods, where are several buildings available for overnight stay. In the final part of the day, the Sentiero delle Ginestre uses a part of the ancient paved road used to transport timber.<\/p>\n From the almost 1,500 m of altitude of the Ragabo pinewood, the trail descends down to Linguaglossa (550 m) on dirt roads that initially touches M. Corruccio (the cave of the same name is a must-see) and then crosses a large area once cultivated and today fully taken over again by wild vegetation. In some sections there is also an old transhumance \u201ctrazzera<\/em>\u201d used by shepherds to transfer the flocks at the end of each season. Once down to the so-called \u201cQuota Mille road\u201d, hikers enter the lava field of 1923, which covered a large cultivated area, to walk out in the open until the track meets the S.S. 120 road near a small, disused station of the Circumetnea Railway. Hence, it turns to reach Linguaglossa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From the centre of Nicolosi, it is possible to reach the headquarters of the Etna Park. These are worth a visit, as they are located in an ancient monastery. The trail then goes up secondary roads and cart roads to Monte Arso, an impressive extinct volcanic cone that dominates the entire southern slope. Then it…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2806","sentiero","type-sentiero","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"acf":{"sentieri":[{"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":[{"ID":2535,"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 small flattish\narea, at a height of about 700 metres, a short distance from Ballo, a district\nof Zafferana Etnea. Its name comes from the fact that it contains some drainage\npoints on the side of Valle di San Giacomo, which supply water to the towns\nbelow. Trails 704 and 724 can be reached from here, together with the Sentiero\ndelle Ginestre trail. It also marks the starting point of Trail 742, leading to\nthe top of Monte Calanna, an excellent vantage point, with views over the inner\nBove Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Area: 33S<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Coordinates: 508357E - 4172786N<\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Piano dell\u2019Acqua","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"piano-dellacqua","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-06 16:01:21","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-06 14:01:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/parcheggi\/piano-dellacqua\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"parcheggi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"grotte":"","rifugi":"","galleria":false,"lunghezza":"13","dislivello_massimo":"700","tempo_di_percorrenza":"5-6 ore","difficolta":"medio\/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":"7839956","id_sentiero":"731","punti_generici":"","naturalistici":"","panoramici":"","colore":"","punto_di_partenza":{"sentiero_di_partenza":{"ID":2827,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"The Pitarrone Forestry Barrack is located at an altitude of 1,480, close to Trail no. 701, 1,400 m away from its starting (or ending) point on the S.P. \"Mareneve di Linguaglossa\" road.\n\nFrom the barrack, a path departs entirely on forest roads leading, after 3,550 meters, to a crossroads, located at an altitude of 1,325. The Sentiero Italia (Trail no. 720 in that section) passes through it, after having gone through Passo Silletta 1000 meters before (see description under Trail no. 720).","post_title":"Caserma Pitarrone \u2013 Passo Silletta","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"caserma-pitarrone-passo-silletta","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 11:11:40","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 10:11:40","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/caserma-pitarrone-passo-silletta\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"altezza_punto_di_partenza":"200"},"punto_di_arrivo":{"sentiero_di_arrivo":{"ID":2821,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"A faint trace departs from Trail no. 724 just below the M. Timparossa Lodge and, after a little less than 2 km, joins Trail no. 726 from the Passo dei Dammusi and heading to Grotta del Gelo, whose extraordinary phenomenon of perennial ice has already been mentioned. From the junction with Trail no. 726, it still takes 3.5 km to reach the cave and this second section, too, is a faint trace across the Seventeenth-Century lava.","post_title":"Rifugio di Timparossa \u2013 Grotta del Gelo","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"rifugio-di-timparossa-grotta-del-gelo","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 11:10:09","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 10:10:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/rifugio-di-timparossa-grotta-del-gelo\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"altezza_punto_di_arrivo":"300"}},"yoast_head":"\n