Piano Battaglia - 1646m.a.s.l. from Cefalù:
1. Directions:
How to get to Cefalù, where to stay, rent a bike or park the car, can be found here
2. Route description with suggestions for meal and/or water refueling stops:
We are starting on the route according to the map;
- 1km: (16m.a.s.l.) we drive on a one-way road to Via Roma (SS113) and turn right;
- 15km: (16m.a.s.l.) we turn left onto SP9 - signpost: Piano Battaglia;
- 15,9km: Campofelice di Roccella (49m.a.s.l.) gastronomic points in the town center;
- 27,7km: Collesano (484m.a.s.l.) gastronomic point; we continue driving on SP9;
- 32,8km: (746m.a.s.l.) we turn right onto SP54 - signpost: Piano Battaglia;
- 45,8km: (1363m.a.s.l.) on the left side, there is a drinking water intake known as 'Bevaio del Faggio';
- 51,3km: Piano Battaglia (1646m.a.s.l.) destination achieved; a good place for coffee/lunch - gastronomic point: 'Ristoro Dello Scoiattolo' marked on mapy.cz, which we can reach by driving 300m on a dirt road;

The climb profile from Campofelice di Roccella (15km) to Piano Battaglia (51,3km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

We return on SP54;
- 69,4km: (745m.a.s.l.) we turn right onto SP9 - signpost: Isnello;
- 73,9km: (589m.a.s.l.) on the right side, there is a gastronomic point 'Smeraldo' - a good place for lunch; if we want to do grocery shopping, we drive into the center of Isnello;
- 74,7km: Isnello (624m.a.s.l.) jadąc SP9, driving on SP9, on the right side, there is a drinking water intake;
- 76,9km: (554m.a.s.l.) we turn left from SP9 onto SP54bis - signpost: Cefalù;
- 78,4km: (453m.a.s.l.) we enter Parco delle Madonie; the climb starts;
- 84,5km: (765m.a.s.l.) we turn right - signpost: Sanctuary of Gibilmanna;
- 84,9km: (795m.a.s.l.) we turn sharply right onto Via del Giubileo Magno; if we need to refill our water bottle, the intake is located next to the parking lot next to Sanctuary of Gibilmanna - then we go straight for about 200m;
- 89,1km: Pizzo Sant'Angelo (994m.a.s.l.) second destination achieved;


The climb profile from the Parco delle Madonie border (78,4km) to Pizzo Sant'Angelo (89,1km) can be found on: climbfinder.com;

- 93,7km: (765m.a.s.l.) we turn right onto SP54bis - signpost: Cefalù;
- 106,4km: (118m.a.s.l.) we turn right towards Cefalù - we drive back to the starting point.

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Statistics of the ascent to Piano Battaglia:
- start at an altitude of 16m.a.s.l. (15km) finish at 1646m.a.s.l. (51,3km)
- total elevation difference: 1680m
- length of the climb: 36,3km
- average gradient: 4,6%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 10,3%

road to Piano Battaglia in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Pizzo Sant'Angelo:
- start at an altitude of 453m.a.s.l. (78,4km) finish at 994m.a.s.l. (89,1km)
- total elevation difference: 547m
- length of the climb: 10,7km
- average gradient: 5,1%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 7,7%

road to Pizzo Sant'Angelo in Google Street View: