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Day 1

Rifugio Sapienza to the summit craters

Rifugio Sapienza Rifugio Sapienza

Distance
12 km
Ascent
1500 m
  1. Rifugio Sapienza car park 1 km 50 m
  2. Silvestri craters loop 2 km 600 m
  3. Upper cable car station 3 km 400 m
  4. Torre del Filosofo 3 km 450 m
  5. Summit crater area Valle del Bove viewpoint 3 km 0 m

Segments

  1. The Silvestri craters Rifugio Sapienza car park Silvestri craters loop 1 km 50 m Loose pumice and cinder cones
  2. Cable car into the ash desert Rifugio Sapienza Upper cable car station 2 km 600 m Cable car over lava flows
  3. Up to Torre del Filosofo Upper cable car station Torre del Filosofo 3 km 400 m Pumice track and ash slope
  4. Guided ascent to the crater rim Torre del Filosofo Summit crater area 3 km 450 m Steep ash, fumaroles, sometimes snow
  5. The Valle del Bove rim Summit crater area Valle del Bove viewpoint 3 km 0 m Descending ash traverse to a cliff edge

Notes