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Monte Spagnolo -Grotta del Gelo
In Mount Etna
Next nearby hike: Grotta dei Lamponi - Grotta del Gelo 0.9 mi · 1.5 kmExplore Mount Etna →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 11–19 °C (52–66 °F)
- J1°-6°145
- F1°-7°92
- M4°-5°110
- A7°-2°79
- M12°2°63
- J16°6°37
- J19°9°29
- A19°9°50
- S15°6°107
- O11°4°139
- N6°-1°155
- D2°-5°161
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
Monte Spagnolo -Grotta del Gelo is a regional hiking route of about 3.2 km (2.0 mi) in Catania, Italy. It is in Mount Etna. It lies about 8.7 km south of Randazzo.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 3.2 km · 2.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Mount Etna (Western Mediterranean Islands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 8.7 km S of Randazzo (Catania, Sicily) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Catania
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Regional route
- Ref
- 734
- Operator (OSM)
- Parco dell'Etna
- From / to
- Rifugio Monte Spagnolo → Grotta del Gelo
- Route centre
- 37.8141, 14.9741
- Route start
- 37.8043, 14.9839
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 7844359
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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