No schedules, no pressure. Take as much or as little time as you need, grab your bike and set off for your next bicycle adventure across Italy’s southernmost region!
Gear up for your bikepacking adventure and take in the spirit of Sicily!
Looking for an epic bike route for gravel, mountain or trekking bikes? Put the Sicily Divide Bike Route on your bucket list: a powerful ride across real Sicily, where backcountry adventure meets small-town life, with paved roads, rural lanes, abandoned rail-trails, dirt tracks, tough climbs, fast descents and unforgettable Mediterranean landscapes. Please ride with full awareness: this is not a protected cycle path or a supervised event, but a self-guided route through changing local conditions, including traffic, animals, heat and limited services. Maps, GPS tracks and descriptions are provided for planning purposes only and may not always reflect current conditions. Every rider is responsible for checking the route, respecting the law, assessing risks and riding under their own responsibility.
Start from Trapani, Palermo or Catania and finish whenever you want. We provide all the information you need for your biking trip across Sicily along the most scenic backroads.
Main Route from Trapani to Catania
Don’t worry about shipping your bike to Sicily. We got some great gravel bikes, mountain bikes and hybrid bikes to rent. Bring your own bags or rent some on the spot. Enjoy peace of mind knowing that a local is there to help.
Plan and book your accommodation on your own! We provide the GPS tracks and the links to the bike-friendly inns along the route. Our hosts will be thrilled to have you and your bicycle as their guests.
If you’re dreaming of an unforgettable cycling adventure in Sicily, then you’re in luck! Come and explore one of our routes. There’s truly no better way to experience the joys of cycle tourism across this stunning island. Join the happy throng of over 12,000 cyclists who, each year, choose from one of Sicily Divide’s 7 remarkable routes, and embark on a biking journey that’ll give you stories to cherish for a lifetime. Gear up for an adventure that promises not just a ride, but a journey filled with laughter, discovery, and the pure joy of cycling under the Sicilian sun!
The Divider’s Pass is used to collect stamps along the trail, take advantage of the special prices reserved for Dividers in partner hotels and inns and earn your completion certificate upon your arrival.
As you ride along the Sicily Divide trail you can collect your stamps at our partner shops, bars and hotels or inns to earn your certificate upon your arrival. Click on the button below to find the official checkpoints along the trail.
This is the original version of the Sicily Divide Bike Route: set off from Trapani on the West Coast and ride across the biggest island of the Med towards Catania in the east, set on the foothills of Europe’s highest active volcano, the mighty Mount Etna! Enjoy a nice warm-up ride on day 1 before tackling more challenging climbs on the following days.
Duration: 7 days / 6 nights
Distance: 460 km
Elevation gain: 8,912 m
Highest point: 988 m
Average grade: 4,1%
Bike type: Gravel / Mountain bike
Stage towns: Trapani, Nuova Gibellina, Sambuca di Sicilia, Santo Stefano Quisquina, Montedoro, Enna, Regalbuto, Catania
The alternate route of the Sicily Divide from Sicily’s capital Palermo to Catania is a bit more challenging than the regular route as there are some tough climbs to tackle before reaching the main track in Nuova Gibellina. From day 2 onwards you’ll follow the same route on a mix of paved and dirt roads until you reach Catania and Mount Etna.
Duration: 7 days / 6 nights
Distance: 467 km
Elevation gain: 9,252 m
Highest point: 988 m
Average grade: 4,2 %
Bike type: Gravel / Mountain bike
Stage towns: Palermo, Nuova Gibellina, Sambuca di Sicilia, Santo Stefano Quisquina, Montedoro, Enna, Regalbuto, Catania
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The Divider’s Pass allows you to collect stamps at checkpoints all along the way
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Download the GPS tracks from Trapani to Catania or from Palermo to Catania.
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Book your room at our partner bike hotels with a safe bike deposit and enjoy special prices.
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Upon your arrival, collect the free completion certificate from our partners.
Sicily Divide is a self-guided cycle touring and bikepacking route, not a protected cycle path, not a supervised event and not a patrolled route. The information, maps, GPS tracks, descriptions and suggestions provided on this website are intended for general planning purposes only and may not reflect current conditions, closures, detours, road works, weather, traffic, animals, road surfaces or other local risks.
Anyone who chooses to ride Sicily Divide does so independently, at their own risk and under their own responsibility, and is responsible for checking the route, complying with traffic laws and all applicable regulations, assessing their own abilities, using suitable equipment and changing, stopping or leaving the route whenever conditions require it.
Sicily Divide, its creators, contributors, partners and affiliated services do not assume custody, control or supervision over the places crossed by the route, public roads, animals, traffic, private properties, local services or changing territorial conditions. In case of danger, accident, animal bite, illness, road closure or any other critical situation, contact the competent authorities, emergency services or the nearest medical facility immediately.
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