Soča Outdoor Festival 5K route map
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Soča Outdoor Festival 5K
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 0.6% versus flat · net elevation -9 m
Decision summary
Soča Outdoor Festival 5K at a glance
- Route ascent
- 58 m
- Typical conditions
- 44/100
- Evidence depth
- 21 verified facts
Lower than 27% of comparable mapped races
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Soča Outdoor Festival 5K?
The Soča Outdoor Festival 5K route has 58 m of ascent, 67 m of descent and an estimated 0.6% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
Where does the Soča Outdoor Festival 5K route go?
The Soča Outdoor Festival 5K 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. The setting includes mountain and parkland. 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 5K?
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.
Race character
Scenery
- Mountain
- Parkland
- Riverside
- Historic
- Forest
- Canyon
- Countryside
Atmosphere
- Festival
- Scenic Tour
- Destination
Terrain
- Trail
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Field cap
- 150
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Race day logistics
- 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.
- 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 5K?
- Steep descent 6%
- Descent 20%
- Flat 50%
- Climb 21%
- Steep climb 3%
- Total ascent
- 58 m
- Net elevation
- −9 m
- GAP factor
- 0.6%
- Longest climb
- 510 m at 4.0%
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 5K flat?
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.6% slower than a flat course, with about 58 m of total ascent.