GAP factor 11.6% slower than flat · net elevation -9 m
Decision summary
Derived from the stored route
4:30:00 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Its normalised GAP factor is 11.6% slower than a flat course, with about 493 m of total ascent.
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