We did the circular trail which includes the small grove of giant holly trees (the agrifogli). It was in late November, cold and very windy, but exhilarating. At one point we reached a peak from which you could see the sea and some 180 degrees landscape, and feel you need to put stones in your pockets for fear of being blown away. The trail then goes down to a lovely meadow which felt like catharsis. Highly recommended, and quite an easy trail if you climb your way slowly. It took us about 2 hours. The trail is mostly unmarked, except for a few signs, but you can use Wikiloc to follow other hikers. If you happen to pass through Cefalu, there's an information office for the Madonie park on the main street with nice people to help you.

After the hustle and bustle of Sicilian cities this is a lovely relaxing and quiet area to visit with forests and mountains and cows with bells on! The roads are about the norm for rural Sicily but the traffic is light so driving is easy. The little towns are best explored on foot as they were built before the motor car arrived but you can do an all day circular trip from Cefalu with a stop en route for lunch.