GAP factor 19.5% slower than flat · net elevation -9 m
Decision summary
Lower than 20% of comparable mapped races
8:00:00 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 34K, 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 34K route has 1,511 m of ascent, 1,520 m of descent and an estimated 19.5% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Soča Outdoor Festival 34K 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 Tolminka river footbridges, Zadlaščica river footbridges, Planina Pretovč (1158 m high point), Planina Kuhinja below Mount Krn and Open-Air Museum on Mengore. 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.
Its normalised GAP factor is 19.5% slower than a flat course, with about 1511 m of total ascent.
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