The Best Hiking Trails in Sicily (Italy)

Marettimo to Roman ruins to North peak round trip

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Mark Degiorgio

Distance

4.09mi

Elevation +

1138f

TrailRank

37| 5.0

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starting from near the town hall up to Roman Ruins, along ridge to North Point Peak. Back down along road to village past cemetery.

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Valle dell’Anappo halfway

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rohrtrap

Distance

3.94mi

Elevation +

741f

TrailRank

37

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Halfway through Pantalica until our phone died. Wonderful trail, we recommend it! The path is not always easy to see, so make sure your phone has enough battery. And don’t go on Italian holidays, we went on May 1st and h...

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Trapani: Erice

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Natàlia Boada

Distance

3.40mi

Elevation +

2297f

TrailRank

37

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Easy 2-hour trail from Trapani to get some exercise to Erice. You can do it on less time, we stopped to take photos as the views are quite nice.

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Hike close to mount etna

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Kees and Vicky

Distance

3.37mi

Elevation +

1155f

TrailRank

37

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Went up by funivar up to 2500m the rest we walked. The current off line map does not show the crater we visited at 2905m. The other tourists that went by bus did not visit the new crater, which was beautiful. At the end ...

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Cavagrande Del Cassibilie Down to waterfall lakes

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denpuh

Distance

2.34mi

Elevation +

1017f

TrailRank

37| 4.0

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Track starts from upstairs to downstairs canyon with beautiful lakes and waterfall at the lowest point. Route is relatively short but still with high gradients on the way back. Total length both ways no more then 5 km or...

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Piscità - Stromboli

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kjersa

Distance

7.11mi

Elevation +

1168f

TrailRank

37

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From the port almost to the observatory. Start just before sunset. Watching the sunset and the activity of the Vulcano from a distance. Spectacular. Walking back in the dark. I walked alone. Not recommended. I returne...

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Taormina Center from Taormina Giardini Railway Station

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440

Distance

1.74mi

Elevation +

778f

TrailRank

36

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Easy (and safe) hike from Taormina Giardini Railway Station to Taormina city centre. It's just twenty minutes up and you don't need to wait for the bus or pay for a taxi. It used to exist a path that got ruined due to...

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Riserva dello Zingaro

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masa23

Distance

10.12mi

Elevation +

3366f

TrailRank

36| 3.67

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Lovely walk in Riserva naturale dello Zingaro. Going north along the seaside and south on the higher path, through Borgo Cusenza. One longer steep climb halfway, otherwise easy going. Beautiful nature views all around, l...

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At Etna - Craters Silvestri

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ar.cinis

Distance

0.99mi

Elevation +

213f

TrailRank

36

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Amazing region and views. These are 2 craters which are most reachable - you can park at them in 20minutes walking distance. Bigest crater have 2 pathes - easy and hard (fast) - beter go uphill via hard one than downhill...

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Ddieri Bauli

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Hugodzilla

Distance

3.66mi

Elevation +

407f

TrailRank

35

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This is a short but very interesting walk: it is a little bit adventurous, the scenery is beautyful with old trees and exuberant nature and finally the rockdwelling is one of the best preserved and fascinating I encounte...

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Along the Pista Altomontana dell'Etna from Refugio Brubek

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andre rivest

Distance

8.14mi

Elevation +

1299f

TrailRank

35

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From Refugio Brubek going north/north west along the Pista Altomontana. Easy walk on fairly large trail. There was too much snow to hike above the Mareneve and we chose to walk this path. It goes through a beautiful pine...

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Quattropani - Canneto

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kjersa

Distance

6.94mi

Elevation +

315f

TrailRank

35| 1.0

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Walking on asphalt road, with cars passing only now and then. Take the bus from the port to Quattropane. Nice walking down to Aquacalda, great views. In November the whole town is closed. Normally you can take a bus fr...

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Monte Veneretta from Giardini/Taormina

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BrianR

Distance

11.20mi

Elevation +

3363f

TrailRank

35

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Here is one path to go to Monte Veneratta (885m), the mountain over Taormina. I left my hotel in Giardini, went through Taormina and had lunch at Castelmola. I final ended in Mazzaro near Isola Bella and headed back by ...

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From Fosso Alfieri To Forza D'Agró via Scifì:

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Luc Antwerpen

Distance

5.57mi

Elevation +

1027f

TrailRank

35

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Walk from Fosso Alfieri To Forza D'Agro via Scifi Most on paved and unpaved roads, except the climb after Scifi, the path for this part can be overgrown later in the season, you can stay on the road if this is the case....

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Milazzo

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JRLipari

Distance

10.91mi

Elevation +

679f

TrailRank

34

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I dilly dallied longer than expected in the castle, so I wasn’t able to make it to the cape and back to port in time further last ferry home.

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Vulcano Crater from the port with ending at the beach

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BrianR

Distance

5.08mi

Elevation +

1243f

TrailRank

34

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Here is the track of an hike to the top of the Crateer of Vulcano volcanic island in Isole Eole. Not difficult. The path is clear and the ground/surface good to hike, not particularly slippery. Sport shoes is for me eno...

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Mount Etna Sicily Italy

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Crafty Travellers

Distance

4.77mi

Elevation +

1873f

TrailRank

34

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With an organised tour - an expensive torture, but there’s no other way… apparently. Can’t get anywhere near the top of the volcano for safety reasons due to it’s activity and after few accidents in the crater area, invo...

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Pantallica

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Hugodzilla

Distance

5.65mi

Elevation +

1604f

TrailRank

34

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Very pretty circular walk in natural reserve Pantallica. Starting from the main entrance where you can park and enter free of charge. The path follows a nice trail most of the time exept for a short distance where the qu...

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Cassibile castello della marchesa

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Hugodzilla

Distance

4.21mi

Elevation +

712f

TrailRank

34

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I did this easy walk on the 31st of march when nature was splendid. Largest part of the walk is in a nature reserve which I believe is the former estate and garden of the marchese. During this walk you also have a clear ...

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Panarea with Sophia, Tony, Marky, Sharon & JP (crew)

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Jennifer Pears

Distance

4.65mi

Elevation +

1493f

TrailRank

34

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Beautiful walk up rocky path with stunning views. Quite hard and was very hot. Needed lots of water. Took over 3hrs but was lots of stopping!!!

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Cavagrande del Cassible gorge hike Sicily Italy

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Crafty Travellers

Distance

9.37mi

Elevation +

2244f

TrailRank

33| 1.33

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Absolutely fantastic surroundings but an absolute joke on the other hand! Officially closed from 2014, with closed gates (on southern side) and warnings about penalty in place. But yet, everyone goes there - staff is the...

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Etna route Nord

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nscf1000

Distance

7.54mi

Elevation +

5000f

TrailRank

33

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From the parking area at Piano Provenzana to the sulfur smoke at the crater of the Etna. Beautiful and sometimes strenious hike across the lava fields of the Etna.

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Monte Calanna, Etna

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andre rivest

Distance

5.58mi

Elevation +

1854f

TrailRank

33

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Nice trail starting from Zafferana Etnea along the lava flow of 1992 to Monte Calanna. Hike starts just at the end of the lava flow near the village, follows a road up along the lava for 1.5 km and then goes into to wood...

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Lo Zingaro

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torch

Distance

8.74mi

Elevation +

2402f

TrailRank

33

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14 september 2014 Lo Zingaro (score 7-). Rothers mentions this walk as one of the best of the island. We found it quite monotone and not so nice. It has height but the nature is not as beautiful as our expectations. I...

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Punto Monte Cofano

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StevyB 81

Distance

4.38mi

Elevation +

2224f

TrailRank

33

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Really nice hike with amazing views and a very nice 360° surprise at the top. 😎 The upper part is marked with red dots on the rocks. The rocky part can be difficult for people who are not used to hike in the rocky parts...

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