From the Malerba Stone (q. 2,040) located along the Serra del Salifizio, immediately close to the depression of the Valle del Bove, the trail catches a ridge much appropriately called \u201cSchiena dell’Asino\u201d (\u201cdonkey back\u201d) by the old mountaineers, for its perfect resemblance with the back of the animal.<\/p>\n
The ridge ends on top of the Montagnola (2,637 m), a huge crater dating back to 1763, which can be reached by following an easily perceivable path and overcoming a difference in altitude of 637 m. The panorama opens out to the North-East on the slopes enclosing the Valle del Bove to the West, and to the South-West on the Southern slopes of the Etna massif. From here, the Gulf of Catania can be seen in the distance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the Malerba Stone (q. 2,040) located along the Serra del Salifizio, immediately close to the depression of the Valle del Bove, the trail catches a ridge much appropriately called \u201cSchiena dell’Asino\u201d (\u201cdonkey back\u201d) by the old mountaineers, for its perfect resemblance with the back of the animal. The ridge ends on top of the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2819","sentiero","type-sentiero","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"acf":{"sentieri":[{"ID":2743,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"This 15-km-long hiking trail is part of the \u201cSentiero Italia\u201d surrounding Etna on the southern side. The need to ensure its continuity made it necessary to allow it to cross some segments of the paved S.P. 92 road.\n\nThe route formally begins at Piano Vetore, where it joins hiking trail no. 701 and, through S.P. 92, proceeds slightly uphill towards the area constituting the core of the \"Etna South\" ski resort, where the Sapienza Lodge, the Etna cableway station and various other buildings are located. Then, the trail continues on the paved road between the Higher and Lower Silvestri Mounts, to subsequently proceed downhill towards Zafferana for slightly less than one kilometre, until it gets wider (q. 1,832 m) and meets a crossroads, from which an unpaved small road closed by a bar departs. Once past it, the trail climbs towards the edge of Valle del Bove and reaches it at the \u201cLapide Malerba\u201d (2,040 m a.s.l.), a stone placed in memory of a hiker here fallen to his death. Here the descent begins and the trail unfolds for a few kilometres until M. Zoccolaro or its forepart M. Pomiciaro.\n\nWhere possible, this segment proceeds along the edge of the Serra del Salifizio and then facing Valle del Bove, thus allowing a broad view, while departing to where the vegetation, generally consisting of Etna\u2019s broom, grows so thick that it must be bypassed in order to get past it. About halfway through the segment between the Malerba Stone and M. Zoccolaro, hikers first meet the upper entrance to the Canalone dei Faggi and then the other one (1,751 m) leading out of Valle del Bove to Acqua Rocca degli Zappini. The Eastbound hiking trail no. 704, after merging with a 950-meters section marked as Sentiero Natura<\/em>, meets a paved road called \"Cassone - M. Pomiciaro\" departing from S.P. 92.\n\nThe route then unfolds down towards Zafferana by touching the hairpin turns of the road three more times, until it takes an ancient but suggestive path featuring rough steps (and hence called \"la Scalazza\", i.e., the \u201cBad Staircase\u201d). Its base is located along the entrance of Valle di S. Giacomo, precious for the water it supplies to the underlying village.\n\nFrom this area, not surprisingly called \"Piano dell'Acqua\" (i.e., \u201cWater Plain\u201d), and through 380 m of paved road, it is possible to reach the village of Ballo, where Hiking Trail no. 704 formally ends and merges Hiking Trail no. 724.\n\nHowever, the centre of Zafferana can be reached from Ballo for an overnight stay.","post_title":"Piano Vetore \u2013 Piano dell\u2019Acqua","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"piano-vetore-piano-dellacqua","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 10:51:57","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 09:51:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/piano-vetore-piano-dellacqua\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"parcheggi":"","grotte":"","rifugi":[{"ID":2085,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2020-03-23 12:38:02","post_date_gmt":"2020-03-23 11:38:02","post_content":"\n Located at 1910 metres,\nthis is a hotel converted from a barracks, known as \"Capanna\nMontagnola\", built by the Voluntary Militia for National Security (Blackshirts)\nand left unfinished with the outbreak of the second World War. With the fall of\nFascism, the facility was given to the Catania section of the CAI, which\ncompleted it and used it as a refuge-hotel. The building was extended to twice\nits size in the 1960s and completely renovated ten years ago. One of Etna\u2019s two\nskiing stations was gradually built up around it in the latter part of the 20th\ncentury, thanks to the presence of a cable car and some ski-lifts. This area\noffers access, on foot or by cable lift (or even off-road vehicle) to the\nsummit area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rifugio Sapienza is also\ncrossed by the Altomontana Path (701). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Area: 33S<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Coordinates: 499877E - 4172585N<\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Rifugio Sapienza","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"rifugio-sapienza","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-03-23 12:38:03","post_modified_gmt":"2020-03-23 11:38:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/?post_type=rifugi&p=2085","menu_order":0,"post_type":"rifugi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"galleria":false,"lunghezza":"2.54","dislivello_massimo":"600","tempo_di_percorrenza":"1-2 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":"7841573","id_sentiero":"737","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