Etna Mountain Bike Tour
the MTB or E-bike excursion on Etna volcano for everyone!
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Etna Mountain Bike Tour by MTB or E-Bike on the Altomontana track (Etna south/west approximately 2.000 mt),with a visit to the cave of Monte Nunziata.
The spectacle of Etna awaits you to give you incomparable emotions riding a MTB or E-MTB.
You can choose whether to challenge Etna in muscular MTB or enjoy the adventure on E-bike, you only have to think about that, we’ll take care of the rest, in fact without extra cost we will provide the Pick-Up Service from our Meeting Point in Catania to Etna volcano.
From Piano Vetore (Etna Sud 1.750 mt) we will Mountain Biking along a a simple dirt path with few technical and physical difficulties, called Pista Altomontana.
We will guide you in one of the most "unique" scenarios of our beloved Etna, with a stop at Galvarina hut (1.879 mt) and Monte Palestra (1.917 mt), then continue the tour passing by the famous Pagghiaru (hut once used by the shepherds of the area as a shelter).Then we will continue our ride up to the cave of Monte Nunziata (1.803 mt), formed after the eruption of 1843, whose entrance is a steep and landslide slide that turns into a vertical of about 7 mt and gives access to a lava flow tunnel.
Round trip identical trail.
Length: 20 km
Total altitude difference: 1040
Ascent: 520
Descent: 520
Path: Medium/Easy, 100% Offroad.
Period: All year round depending on the snow on the paths
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- Pick-up service from our Meeting Point in Catania
- Certified MTB guide
- Muscular MTB (FLAT pedals) or E-MTB light assistence (FLAT pedals)
- Helmet, backpack, windbreaker
- Bottle of water (500ml)
- Energy drink (500ml)
- Cereal snack
- RC insurance coverage
- MTB-SPD pedals (only on request)
- Pick-up/shuttle service from your Hotel or B&B
For other extra services or customizations, please contact us.
We recommend: Technical/sports clothing suitable for mountain bike riding, trekking/tennis shoes, gloves, sunglasses or cycling glasses, sun cream (summer period).
We recommend this itinerary to cycle excursionists (couples or individuals) who want a not too demanding MTB or E-bike tour on Etna volcano, to enjoy the sceneries that these places can offer whitout to test themselves. Ideal for cruise passengers or last minute tourists.
In the summer period we recommend bringing additional water (at least 1 liter), snacks or fruit..
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1 participant
exclusive booking of the Tour
2 participants
exclusive booking of the Tour
Tour on promotion, no discounts are applicable to this Tour.
IMPORTANT: There is no visit to the Summit Craters, this tour takes place at an altitude between 1.700mt and 2.000mt (approximately).
Not included: Everything that is not specified under “Included in the price”
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