GAP factor 7.8% slower than flat · net elevation -9 m
Decision summary
Derived from the stored route
3:00:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Soča Outdoor Festival 12K, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The Soča Outdoor Festival 12K route has 310 m of ascent, 318 m of descent and an estimated 7.8% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Soča Outdoor Festival 12K route starts at Sotočje, Tolmin (confluence of the Tolminka and Soča rivers) - the main festival venue and start/finish for the trail races. Underfoot, expect mountain trail with mixed terrain; steel footbridges over the Tolminka and Zadlaščica rivers and a wade across the Tolminka river feature on several courses. It passes Tolmin Castle, Tolmin Gorge and Tolminka river wade. Most courses include a refreshing wade across the ice-cold Tolminka river near the finish.
Refreshment stations and cheering points feature local cuisine and music; the Friday vertical run finishes on the castle walls accompanied by live music at sunset. 4.
The stored route produces 310 m of ascent, while a source states 220 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Its normalised GAP factor is 7.8% slower than a flat course, with about 310 m of total ascent.
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