Mount Etna - Alcantara - Simeto

Product Description

Mt Etna & its environs at 1:50, 000 on a double-sided map from LAC in their Global Map imprint, with plenty of information for all types of recreational activities: hiking, climbing, biking, caving, canoeing, paragliding, diving, etc. The map is double-sided, with a very generous overlap between the sides, & covers an area from Moio Alcantara north of Mt Etna (so including Taormina & Giardini-Naxos) to beyond Catania, with an inset extending the coverage along the coast to include the Riserva Naturale Oasi del Simeto. Topography is presented by contours with relief shading. Bold colouring shows lava fields, indicating dates of eruptions, & many smaller individual peaks & craters are named. Boundaries of Parco dell’ Etna & other protected areas are marked. Road network indicates routes closed to motorized traffic & local railway lines are shown with stations. The map is annotated with extensive information for various recreational pursuits: • hiking trails graded into easy, moderate & difficult, with brief descriptions of 12 selected routes• alpine itineraries, also graded according to the degree of difficulty• climbing sites• lava caves graded into easy & difficult to access• 23 mountain bike trails, listed in a table showing their length, ascent, etc.• 17 diving sites with brief descriptions• 4 paragliding sites, also with brief descriptions• Kayaking & rafting routes, graded according to difficulty & indicating obstructions, dangerous points, etc.• alpine & cross country ski routes• also marked are mountain refuges, beaches, bird watching sites, notable trees, etc. The map has a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend & all the text are in Italian & English.