Monte Minardo

Between the Base Points “Case Bosco Prato Fiorito” and “Piano dei Grilli” stands one of Etna’s most impressive side craters, Monte Minardo, a giant with an 800-m diameter and a height of 200 compared to the plateau located in the South, and featuring the shape of a perfectly regular truncated cone. The trail unfolds on a forest road, touches the base from the east side with an almost flat connection of 2,700 m between Trails nos. 708 and 710. Halfway through is an interesting lava flow cave.