On the mountainside of the S.P. 92, in Contrada Piano del Vescovo, a short plateau leads through the mountain asperities. The 2200-metres trail unfolds on a track that follows an impluvium on the left to quickly gaining altitude and passing near a small spring located near an old beech tree whose folded trunk resembles the back of a crouching lion. The site is called “Acqua Rocca degli Zappini” and is located at the top of a lava wall used as a climbing wall. The trail keeps rising until it reaches the ridge of the Serra del Salifizio overlooking the Valle del Bove. There it crosses trail no. 701, which can be taken in both directions. Hikers can also descend to Valle del Bove by the Canalone dei Faggi or one of the two adjacent rills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On the mountainside of the S.P. 92, in Contrada Piano del Vescovo, a short plateau leads through the mountain asperities. The 2200-metres trail unfolds on a track that follows an impluvium on the left to quickly gaining altitude and passing near a small spring located near an old beech tree whose folded trunk resembles the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2797","sentiero","type-sentiero","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"acf":{"sentieri":[{"ID":2741,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"The trail consists of a very light trace. It departs from the small road called Hiking Trail no. 702 and reaches the edge of the Valle del Bove at an altitude of 2,500 m. The track then makes a 120\u00b0 turn on top of Montagnola (2,638 m) and takes the Canalone della Montagnola, consisting of subtle, almost rock-free volcanic sand, to descend quickly along its steep slope to reach the bottom of the valley at an altitude of 1,700 m, where the slope becomes much less pronounced. This allows overcoming a difference in altitude of about 800 meters.\n\nWhile descending, it is possible to enjoy the rugged secondary valleys located along the two major sierras (Salifizio and Concazze), respectively enclosing Valle del Bove from South and North, the volcanic phenomenon of the dykes, evidence of ancient, decaying volcanic structures, as well as wide panorama overlooking the Ionian coast. The unstable trail located on the bottom of the valley heads to the base of a not particularly interesting ravine. This follows the uphill-bound Canalone dei Faggi, gaining about fifty meters in altitude to reach the edge of the Serra delle Concazze. Hence, it is possible to proceed down to the paved road (SP 92) via Hiking Trail no. 727. Alternatively, you can take Hiking Trail no. 704 from both sides. Due to the slope of the Canalone della Montagnola and its sandy bottom, the trail must be considered as one-way. The Park Authority retains the right to forbid access to this trail in case it is overused.","post_title":"Canalone della Montagnola","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canalone-della-montagnola","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 10:51:08","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 09:51:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.old.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/canalone-della-montagnola\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2743,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"This 15-km-long hiking trail is part of the \u201cSentiero Italia\u201d surrounding Etna on the southern side. The need to ensure its continuity made it necessary to allow it to cross some segments of the paved S.P. 92 road.\n\nThe route formally begins at Piano Vetore, where it joins hiking trail no. 701 and, through S.P. 92, proceeds slightly uphill towards the area constituting the core of the \"Etna South\" ski resort, where the Sapienza Lodge, the Etna cableway station and various other buildings are located. Then, the trail continues on the paved road between the Higher and Lower Silvestri Mounts, to subsequently proceed downhill towards Zafferana for slightly less than one kilometre, until it gets wider (q. 1,832 m) and meets a crossroads, from which an unpaved small road closed by a bar departs. Once past it, the trail climbs towards the edge of Valle del Bove and reaches it at the \u201cLapide Malerba\u201d (2,040 m a.s.l.), a stone placed in memory of a hiker here fallen to his death. Here the descent begins and the trail unfolds for a few kilometres until M. Zoccolaro or its forepart M. Pomiciaro.\n\nWhere possible, this segment proceeds along the edge of the Serra del Salifizio and then facing Valle del Bove, thus allowing a broad view, while departing to where the vegetation, generally consisting of Etna\u2019s broom, grows so thick that it must be bypassed in order to get past it. About halfway through the segment between the Malerba Stone and M. Zoccolaro, hikers first meet the upper entrance to the Canalone dei Faggi and then the other one (1,751 m) leading out of Valle del Bove to Acqua Rocca degli Zappini. The Eastbound hiking trail no. 704, after merging with a 950-meters section marked as Sentiero Natura<\/em>, meets a paved road called \"Cassone - M. Pomiciaro\" departing from S.P. 92.\n\nThe route then unfolds down towards Zafferana by touching the hairpin turns of the road three more times, until it takes an ancient but suggestive path featuring rough steps (and hence called \"la Scalazza\", i.e., the \u201cBad Staircase\u201d). Its base is located along the entrance of Valle di S. Giacomo, precious for the water it supplies to the underlying village.\n\nFrom this area, not surprisingly called \"Piano dell'Acqua\" (i.e., \u201cWater Plain\u201d), and through 380 m of paved road, it is possible to reach the village of Ballo, where Hiking Trail no. 704 formally ends and merges Hiking Trail no. 724.\n\nHowever, the centre of Zafferana can be reached from Ballo for an overnight stay.","post_title":"Piano Vetore \u2013 Piano dell\u2019Acqua","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"piano-vetore-piano-dellacqua","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 10:51:57","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 09:51:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.old.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/piano-vetore-piano-dellacqua\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"parcheggi":[{"ID":2524,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-08-30 13:19:59","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-30 11:19:59","post_content":"\n A small flat area, now\ncrossed by the provincial road, S.P. 92 from Zafferana Etnea to the area of\nRifugio Sapienza. The name is a reminder that the area and much of the Bove\nValley was owned by the Archbishopric of Catania, who used it to earn money\nfrom trading snow and lumber. Piano del Vescovo is located at the bottom of a\nhigh ledge in basalt rock, known as \u201cAcqua Rocca degli Zappini\u201d and it is a\npoint for joining Trail 727, which, after being crossed by a lava tunnel, leads\nto Serra del Salfizio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Area: 33S<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Coordinates: 504741E - 4172420N<\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Piano del Vescovo","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"piano-del-vescovo","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-06 15:43:44","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-06 13:43:44","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.old.unescoparcoetna.it\/parcheggi\/piano-del-vescovo\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"parcheggi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"grotte":"","rifugi":"","galleria":false,"lunghezza":"1.80","dislivello_massimo":"350","tempo_di_percorrenza":"1-2 ore","difficolta":"medio-basso\/E","percorribilita":"ottima (trekking\/bici)","informazioni_utili":"Ogni diramazione dal percorso principale \u00e8 indicata dalla caratteristica segnaletica del Club Alpino Italiano mentre lungo tutta la pista \u00e8 possibile trovare diversi segni di conforto a suggerire la direzione da seguire. Si consiglia a tutti gli escursionisti di non uscire dal percorso segnalato, di non gettare rifiuti e di non recare disturbo a vegetazione e\/o animali.","relation":"7854063","id_sentiero":"727","colore":"","punto_di_partenza":{"sentiero_di_partenza":false,"altezza_punto_di_partenza":""},"punto_di_arrivo":{"sentiero_di_arrivo":false,"altezza_punto_di_arrivo":""},"naturalistici":"","panoramici":"","punti_generici":""},"yoast_head":"\n