Hike & Fork

Trail 863Surveyed by the Italian Alpine Club

Presa to Case Bevacqua

Piedimonte Etneo · about 45 min by car from Catania

Distance
6.7 km
Walking time
2 h 45 min
Total ascent
453 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

6.7 km out-and-back walk near Piedimonte Etneo, up to Case Bevacqua, 453 m of total ascent: about 2 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 593 and 1035 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at Aitala Vini dell'Etna (5.3 km) and lunch at 4 Archi in Milo (7.0 km).

Waymarked hiking trail (grade E): paths and dirt roads, good walking shoes are enough.

How to get there

By car

From Catania: about 45 min (32 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.

Driving directions

By train and bus

Take a train to Catania, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.

Public transport route

Start point

37.79532,15.14692

Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.

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Country buses run less often on Sundays and holidays, and some not at all: check the return journey before you set off.

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Aitala Vini dell'Etna

LINGUAGLOSSA · 5.3 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

I VIGNERI di Salvo Foti

Milo · 7.5 km from the trail

Directions

Independent winemaker

Tenuta di Aglaea

Castiglione di Sicilia · 9.9 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

4 Archi

Milo · 7.0 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

San Giorgio e il Drago

Randazzo · 18 km from the trail

Directions

Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.

A good day here

  1. 10:00Park near Piedimonte Etneo and start the walk.
  2. 12:45Back at the start after about 2 h 45 min.
  3. 13:15Lunch at 4 Archi in Milo, 7.0 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Aitala Vini dell'Etna, 5.3 km from the trail.