Soča Outdoor Festival 15K route map
raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Soča Outdoor Festival 15K, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
Soča Outdoor Festival 15K
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Modelled energy-cost change 11.6% versus flat · net elevation -9 m
Decision summary
Soča Outdoor Festival 15K at a glance
- Route ascent
- 493 m
- Cut-off average pace
- 18:30/km
- Typical conditions
- 44/100
- Evidence depth
- 32 verified facts
Derived from the stored route
4:30:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Soča Outdoor Festival 15K?
The Soča Outdoor Festival 15K route has 493 m of ascent, 502 m of descent and an estimated 11.6% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
Where does the Soča Outdoor Festival 15K route go?
The Soča Outdoor Festival 15K 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, village of Žabče, church of St Mark and Poljubinj. Most courses include a refreshing wade across the ice-cold Tolminka river near the finish.
What should runners know on race day for the Soča Outdoor Festival 15K?
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. 6.
Race character
Scenery
- Mountain
- Parkland
- Riverside
- Historic
- Forest
- Canyon
- Countryside
Atmosphere
- Festival
- Scenic Tour
- Destination
Terrain
- Trail
- Elevation character
- Hilly
- Source-stated ascent
- 390 m
The stored route produces 493 m of ascent, while a source states 390 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Field cap
- 225
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Cut-off
- 4:30:00
Race day logistics
- Aid stations
- 6
- Race village
- Yes
- On-course music
- 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.
Access and course status
- Start
- Sotočje, Tolmin (confluence of the Tolminka and Soča rivers) - the main festival venue and start/finish for the trail races.
Course facts
- Course type
- Loop
- Surface
- Mountain trail with mixed terrain; steel footbridges over the Tolminka and Zadlaščica rivers and a wade across the Tolminka river feature on several courses.
- Landmarks
- Tolmin Castle, Tolmin Gorge, village of Žabče, church of St Mark, Poljubinj, Godič stream, Tolminka river wade
- Notable features
- Most courses include a refreshing wade across the ice-cold Tolminka river near the finish
- 2026 introduces a redesigned Friday vertical to Tolmin Castle and new race combinations (Vertical + 10 km, Vertical + 50 km)
How hilly is the Soča Outdoor Festival 15K?
- Steep descent 21%
- Descent 18%
- Flat 27%
- Climb 15%
- Steep climb 19%
- Total ascent
- 493 m
- Net elevation
- −9 m
- GAP factor
- 11.6%
- Longest climb
- 720 m at 11.3%
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 22°CTypical temperature
- 11 kphTypical wind
- 5 mmTypical rainfall
- 44Favourability /100
More race details
Is the Soča Outdoor Festival 15K flat?
Its normalised GAP factor is 11.6% slower than a flat course, with about 493 m of total ascent.
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