Trail 733AValidated by the Italian Alpine ClubGood for kids

Stazione FCE Linguaglossa to La Trainara Variante A

Linguaglossa · about 55 min by car from Catania

Distance: 5.9 km
Walking time: 1 h 45 min
Total ascent: 128 m
Shape: Out & back
Grade: T · Easy path

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The walk

5.9 km out-and-back walk near Linguaglossa, up to Contrada Zacchino Pietre, 128 m of total ascent: about 1 h 45 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads, between 556 and 678 m above sea level. Along the way: Chiesa dei Santi Antonio e Vito and Chiesa di Sant'Egidio Abate. After the walk: wine tasting at Aitala Vini dell'Etna (0.1 km) and lunch at 4 Archi in Milo (11.7 km). Reachable by train: Linguaglossa station, 33 m from the trail.

Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.

Estimated elevation profile

Elevation 557–679 m · ↑ 79 m · ↓ 49 m

Terrain estimate for separate track segments: order and direction do not necessarily describe the trip. Out-and-back sections are not doubled. Route statistics retain the source values.

Show segments (8)

Segment 1 · 0.07 km

Segment 2 · 0.03 km

Segment 3 · 0.01 km

Segment 4 · 0.28 km

Segment 5 · 1.17 km

Segment 6 · 0.63 km

Segment 7 · 0.25 km

Segment 8 · 0.46 km

Mapzen Terrain Tiles · EU-DEM / Copernicus / USGS · Produced using Copernicus data and information funded by the European Union - EU-DEM layers. GMTED2010 and SRTM terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Global ETOPO1 terrain data: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mapzen / Tilezen. Profiles sampled and derived by Hike & Fork. · 2026-11-05

A good day here

Estimated walking: 105 min · breaks: 0 min

Full day duration: 6 h 30 min · Estimated finish: 16:30

Walking: 1 h 45 min
Breaks: 0 h 00 min
Transfers: 1 h 00 min
Waiting before lunch / visits: 1 h 15 min
Lunch: 1 h 30 min
Wine tasting: 1 h 00 min

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10:00
Start walking
Meeting point · 37.84190, 15.13679
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11:45
Back at the start
13:00
Lunch at 4 Archi
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15:30
Tasting at Aitala Vini dell'Etna
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How to get there

By car

From Catania: about 55 min (37 km as the crow flies). Parking access and availability must be checked for this trail.

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.

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Start point

37.84190,15.13679

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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.

Along the way

Castiglione di SiciliaOne of “I Borghi più belli d’Italia”, the most beautiful villages of ItalyNearby · 4.6 km
Chiesa dei Santi Antonio e Vito300 m from the trail
Chiesa di Sant'Egidio Abate350 m from the trail

Wikipedia (Italian)