{
  "name": "Mount Etna Road",
  "slug": "mount-etna-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/mount-etna-road/",
  "summary": "An extraordinary climb of 1,300 m from Nicolosi to the car park at Rifugio Sapienza (1,910 m) on Europe's largest active volcano, through lava fields with Ionian Sea views.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "SP92"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Italy",
    "region": "Sicily",
    "start": {
      "name": "Nicolosi",
      "lat": 37.618922,
      "lon": 15.023174
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Rifugio Sapienza",
      "lat": 37.700055,
      "lon": 14.998381
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 11.5,
    "lengthKm": 18.5,
    "driveMinutes": 25,
    "corners": 65,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 1915.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Can close without warning during eruptions",
    "Winter snow and ice above 1,000 m",
    "Very high tourist traffic in summer"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "coast"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Monte Vetore",
    "Mount Etna Base",
    "rifugio Don Bosco"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 130
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-08-03"
}