Date
Sun, 22 Nov 2026
Start
09:00
Venue
Residence Serra La Nave, Serra La Nave
Ragalna, Catania
Countdown
November
The short course at Etna: 18 km with 750 m of climbing, a friendly way to try volcano trail running without a big day on your legs.
Key facts
01Needs ACSI, FIDAL or RUNCARD membership plus a competitive medical certificate
02Non-members can join ACSI with ID and a competitive medical certificate
Create a free training plan for the Gran Trail dell'Etna 18 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Ragalna
Distance18km
Total climb750m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate17.3 km
Weather
Late-November, Ragalna
18°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
40%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 40% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01D ALLURA Sofia01:43:5210.4 km/h
02MALIKOVA Klara01:50:269.8 km/h
03MILADINOVIC Aleksandra02:07:268.5 km/h
15
Women finishers
2:13:32
Median time
8.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserEtna Freesport & Emotion – Triscele Trailers – A.S.D. Ecotrail Sicilia
Websitegrantrailetna.com
Instagram@asdecotrailsicilia
Running since2016
Training
Training for the Gran Trail dell'Etna 18 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Gran Trail dell'Etna 18 km plan targets
Typical sessions
18 km with 750 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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