Best Bike Climbs in Sicily

Sicily has hundreds of bike climbs, but one dominates them all: Mount Etna.  While the hardest route starts at the ocean, there are at least 8 routes up the volcano, with at least one climbed by the Giro d'Italia each time they go to Sicily. Rising 3357m above the Mediterranean, Mount Etna is the tallest active volcano in Europe. It is also one of the most active volcanoes in the world, with minor eruptions multiple times a year. See our page on how volcanoes have shaped the world of bike climbing. 

The best, hardest, most scenic, and epic road bike climbs on the island of Sicily can be viewed on this page via the map (zoom in to view climbs in particular areas), by Climb Cards (photo and stats) or by a detailed list of the climbs that can be arranged in metric or imperial units by difficulty, distance (longest climbs in the area), altitude gained, highest elevation (highest summit), average grade (sort the grades by varying distances), lowest start point, etc. Click on "Climb Page" to jump to the detail page for that particular bike climb. This page provides an excellent and comprehensive summary of the top, hardest and best bicycling climbs in Sicilia.

The best bike climbs, cols, and côtes in Sicilia are: 1. Mount Etna, 2. Mt. Etna (San Giovanni), 3. Mt. Etna (Zafferana Etna), 4. Mt. Etna (Belpasso), 5. Piano Battaglia (a Collesano), 6. Mt. Etna (Biancavilla), 7. Mt. Etna (Piano Provenzana), 8. SS 289 (Acquedolci), 9. Salita Salto Del Cane, and 10. Mt. Etna (Nicolosi)