Which trails start from Polizzi Generosa?

Trails that start in Polizzi Generosa or pass through it: 5. By CAI grade: 2 E and 1 EE. Among them: Monte Quacella: trails and routes to the summit, Monte San Salvatore, the second peak of the Madonie, Trail 561, from Portella Colla to Piano Cervi and Vallone Madonna degli Angeli and the Abies nebrodensis.

What trails are there near Polizzi Generosa?

Within 15 km as the crow flies: Castellana Sicula (2 trails, 4.8 km), Petralia Sottana (10 trails, 7.9 km), Petralia Soprana (1 trail, 9.4 km) and Caltavuturo (1 trail, 9.8 km).

Polizzi Generosa · 920 m a.s.l.

Trails from Polizzi Generosa

Polizzi Generosa is the gateway to the western high Madonie. From the SP119 start the trail to the Abies nebrodensis in the Vallone Madonna degli Angeli, where the last Madonie firs grow, and the climb up Monte Quacella, below the cliffs that botanists called the "Sicilian Alps".

From Portella Colla, 12 km from town, you climb Monte San Salvatore. The Abies trail is in zone A of the park: nothing may be picked. In 2026 the SP119 was closed by a landslide: check the road conditions and the Polizzi Generosa weather before setting off.

Trails that start in Polizzi Generosa or pass through it: 5. By CAI grade: 2 E and 1 EE. The starting point nearest the village is the one for Via dei Frati, stage 4: Polizzi to Petralia Sottana, 220 m away as the crow flies.

5 trails

Limestone walls and pinnacles of the Quacella above a slope of shrubs, with a large boulder in the foreground

Polizzi Generosa · Out and back

Monte Quacella: trails and routes to the summit

Monte San Salvatore in the Madonie, with flowering broom in the foreground

Piano Noce, SP119 · Out and back

Monte San Salvatore, the second peak of the Madonie

A dirt track through the woods in the Piano Zucchi area, among dense trees and dry leaves

Portella Colla · Point to point

Trail 561, from Portella Colla to Piano Cervi

Distance: about 10 km
Time: about 3 h

A Sicilian fir on the stony slope of the valley, among holm oaks and shrubs, with the mountains behind

Contrada Quacella, SP119 · Loop

Vallone Madonna degli Angeli and the Abies nebrodensis

A valley in the Madonie seen from above, between rocky slopes and woods, with hills and the sea hazy on the horizon

Polizzi Generosa · Point to point

Via dei Frati, stage 4: Polizzi to Petralia Sottana

Distance: about 18 km
Time: about 6 h 30

In nearby villages

Villages within 15 km of Polizzi Generosa as the crow flies, nearest first:

Trails from Castellana Sicula 2 trails · 4.8 km
Trails from Petralia Sottana 10 trails · 7.9 km
Trails from Petralia Soprana 1 trail · 9.4 km
Trails from Caltavuturo 1 trail · 9.8 km

Frequently asked questions

Which trails start from Polizzi Generosa?: Trails that start in Polizzi Generosa or pass through it: 5. By CAI grade: 2 E and 1 EE. Among them: Monte Quacella: trails and routes to the summit, Monte San Salvatore, the second peak of the Madonie, Trail 561, from Portella Colla to Piano Cervi and Vallone Madonna degli Angeli and the Abies nebrodensis.
What trails are there near Polizzi Generosa?: Within 15 km as the crow flies: Castellana Sicula (2 trails, 4.8 km), Petralia Sottana (10 trails, 7.9 km), Petralia Soprana (1 trail, 9.4 km) and Caltavuturo (1 trail, 9.8 km).
Which trail is closest to Polizzi Generosa?: The starting point nearest the village is the one for Via dei Frati, stage 4: Polizzi to Petralia Sottana, 220 m away as the crow flies.

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