Mount Gallo - Refuge Galvarina

Municipality: Adrano 

Coordinates beginning path: 14°54'23,44'' - 37°42'58,63'' 

Coordinates end path: 14°54'19,02'' - 37°43'14,00''

Quote start path: 1322 m.s.m.

Quote end path: 1377 m.s.m.

Time path (round trip): 3h 20'
Distance (round trip): 7.5 km

On the provincial Adrano-Mount St. Leo, after the area of ​​the pine forest of Adrano, turn left along the road that leads to the car park where you access to the State forest. It starts with a large open space, called precisely plan Fair (1474 m.), On the slopes of Monte Gallo in whose vicinity are located: the caves of Monte Gallo, of Gallo White I and White Rooster II.

From this point you can admire the Mount Forno and Mount Head, and it is here that begins the real journey forest. On the path, initially flat, you can admire high brooms, pines, oaks, chestnut trees and various species of conifers and shrubs; It is also interesting to note that, over the course of the journey, you have the sequence of altitudinal vegetation typical of Etna. The route departs, then, in two sections: going to the right passes for Monte Albano, continuing to the left, instead, you come to the mountain Leporello.

Whether you head to Monte Monte Albano that Leporello, you get to the end of the refuge Galvarina (d. 1871), which is about 7 km from Piano Fair. The refuge Galvarina was renovated in 1991 and has a large cistern. A volcanic cone surrounded by many pine larch, located behind the hut, hit in the past the attention of Goethe during his trip to Sicily.