Rifugio Sapienza

from Zafferana Etnea · Sicily, Italy

Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%

GRADIENT PROFILE

7.78.16.55.78.57.07.86.85.76.99.67.08.87.47.73.43.20123456789101112131415161718km570m1905m
<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Km-by-km average gradient from Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data along the road.

From Zafferana Etnea, Rifugio Sapienza climbs 18.3 km at 7.3% average, gaining 1 334 m to the 1 910 m summit, ramping to 13.7%. Its steepest kilometre averages 11.2% near km 12.5. On the Fiets scale this side rates 10.6. It is the tougher of the climb's two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt98%
Gravel2%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 0.8KM 0.8
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View at km 1.3KM 1.3
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View at km 2.3KM 2.3
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View at km 2.8KM 2.8
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View at km 3.3KM 3.3
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View at km 3.8KM 3.8
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View at km 4.3KM 4.3
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View at km 5.3KM 5.3
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View at km 6.4KM 6.4
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View at km 6.9KM 6.9
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View at km 7.4KM 7.4
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View at km 7.9KM 7.9
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View at km 8.4KM 8.4
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View at km 8.9KM 8.9
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View at km 9.4KM 9.4
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View at km 9.9KM 9.9
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View at km 10.4KM 10.4
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View at km 10.9KM 10.9
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View at km 11.5KM 11.5
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View at km 12KM 12.0
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View at km 12.5KM 12.5
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View at km 13KM 13.0
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View at km 13.5KM 13.5
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View at km 14KM 14.0
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View at km 14.5KM 14.5
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View at km 15KM 15.0
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View at km 15.5KM 15.5
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View at km 16KM 16.0
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View at km 17.1KM 17.1
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View at km 17.6KM 17.6
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View at km 18.1KM 18.1
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View at km 18.3KM 18.3
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FROM ZAFFERANA ETNEA

Distance

18.3km

Elevation gain

1334m

Avg gradient

7.3%

Max gradient

13.7%

Summit

1910m

Category

HC

OTHER APPROACHES

Ragala

18.8 km · 6.3%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Piano Provenzana

m

11.4km away

RIDE IT FROM

Catania

23 km from the climb · 18 m elev

Taormina

30 km from the climb · 227 m elev

Sicily

Region guide