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Zona occidentale di Montalbano Elicona
Montalbano Elicona, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

SICAI Ciclo

Mountain bike area · Italy

Is it worth the trip?

59Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

5 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 51 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
16.7 mm
Rain
4.2 mm
Air
15°C

Wed 4 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
20.6 mm
Rain
1.3 mm
Air
15°C

Thu 5 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
5.8 mm
Rain
3.1 mm
Air
13°C

Fri 6 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
10.4 mm
Rain
2.1 mm
Air
13°C

Sat 7 · 49 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
13 mm
Rain
6.3 mm
Air
13°C

Sun 8 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
13.8 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
16°C

Mon 9 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
9.6 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
19°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 250, fair
  2. Tue 351, fair
  3. Wed 461, good
  4. Thu 561, good
  5. Fri 661, good
  6. Sat 749, fair
  7. Sun 861, good
  8. Mon 961, good
  9. Tue 10100, good
  10. Wed 11100, good

The spot in two facts

  • 4 routesmapped within 10 km
  • Best in Jul7 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at SICAI Ciclo
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Mon 2Nov*50, fairUnknown0.3 mm10.7 mm14°C
Tue 3Nov*51, fairUnknown16.7 mm4.2 mm15°C
Wed 4Nov61, goodSlick20.6 mm1.3 mm15°C
Thu 5Nov61, goodSlick5.8 mm3.1 mm13°C
Fri 6Nov61, goodSlick10.4 mm2.1 mm13°C
Sat 7Nov49, fairSlick13 mm6.3 mm13°C
Sun 8Nov61, goodSlick13.8 mm0 mm16°C
Mon 9Nov61, goodSlick9.6 mm0 mm19°C
Tue 10Nov100, goodSlick0 mm0 mm21°C
Wed 11Nov100, goodTacky0 mm0 mm24°C

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About SICAI Ciclo

4 mountain bike routes mapped. Best from Feb to Oct. The nearest town to stay in is Montalbano Elicona.

  • Routes 4 mountain bike routes mapped.

From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.

Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,490–US$2,800 each

about US$1,490–US$2,800 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CTA, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$549–US$1,150
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$301–US$563
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$214–US$395
Totalabout US$1,490–US$2,800

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Montalbano Elicona

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Closest

Montalbano Elicona

about 10 min by car · 14 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 14 places to stay in Montalbano Elicona · Booking.com

About Montalbano Elicona its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 19h 35m

About 19h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CTA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.