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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Marathon
  • 40.6 km
  • Podbrdo
  • Event dates –
  • Past event

Podbrdo Trail Running Festival Marathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
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Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

net elevation -24 m

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Decision summary

Podbrdo Trail Running Festival Marathon at a glance

Route ascent
3,081 m

Lower than 1% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
13:18/km

9:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
62/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
48 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Podbrdo Trail Running Festival Marathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Podbrdo Trail Running Festival Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the Podbrdo Trail Running Festival Marathon?

The Podbrdo Trail Running Festival Marathon route has 3,081 m of ascent and 3,104 m of descent.

Where does the Podbrdo Trail Running Festival Marathon route go?

The Podbrdo Trail Running Festival Marathon route starts at TIC Podbrdo / old village centre of Podbrdo (approx. 521 m above sea level). Underfoot, expect gM4O traverses old military mulattiere (mule tracks) and mountain trails with some asphalt road sections through villages. It passes Julian Alps, Triglav, Karavanke, Porezen and Blegoš.

What should runners know on race day for the Podbrdo Trail Running Festival Marathon?

Festival party with live band 'Damačica' on Saturday evening (20:00-02:00) at the festival grounds. 18. Festival activities are based at the old village centre and the Bazen playground in Podbrdo.

Race character

Scenery

  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Countryside
  • Riverside

Atmosphere

  • Wilderness
  • Destination
  • Festival

Terrain

  • Trail
  • Mixed
Elevation character
Mountainous
Technicality
Technical

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
The Saturday race programme (UTP 70+, GM4O 40+, GT 20+, RT 10+) sold out for the 2026 edition.

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Cut-off
UTP 100+ km cutoff 30 hours (Kopačnica 51.8 km at 13h; Železniki 77.1 km at 20h).
Sold out
Yes
Qualification status
GM4O 40+ km has hosted the Slovenian national championship (mountain/trail running championship race).

Race day logistics

Aid stations
18
Expo / packet pickup
Fair of sports providers and local vendors at the main festival venue (Bazen playground) on Saturday, 11:00-19:00.
Race village
Yes
On-course music
Festival party with live band 'Damačica' on Saturday evening (20:00-02:00) at the festival grounds.

Access and course status

Start
TIC Podbrdo / old village centre of Podbrdo (approx. 521 m above sea level).

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
GM4O traverses old military mulattiere (mule tracks) and mountain trails with some asphalt road sections through villages.
Landmarks
Julian Alps, Triglav, Karavanke, Porezen, Blegoš, Baška grapa, Petrovo Brdo, Kobla (1498 m), Črna prst, Porezen (1636 m), Kal, Stržišče, Trtniška planina, Hudajužna
Notable features
  • 2026 edition marks the 25th anniversary of the GM4O (Four Municipalities Mountain Marathon)
  • festival activities are based at the old village centre and the Bazen playground in Podbrdo

How hilly is the Podbrdo Trail Running Festival Marathon?

37%7%8%7%41%
  • Steep descent 37%
  • Descent 7%
  • Flat 8%
  • Climb 7%
  • Steep climb 41%
Total ascent
3,081 m
Net elevation
−24 m
Longest climb
2,270 m at 21.6%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 18°CTypical temperature
  • 12 kphTypical wind
  • 4 mmTypical rainfall
  • 62Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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