GAP factor 29.6% slower than flat · net elevation 1 m
Decision summary
Lower than 14% 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 Ultra Trail Vipava Valley (UTVV), Ajdovščina 30K, 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 Ultra Trail Vipava Valley (UTVV), Ajdovščina 30K route has 1,697 m of ascent, 1,697 m of descent and an estimated 29.6% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Ultra Trail Vipava Valley (UTVV), Ajdovščina 30K route starts at Ajdovščina, Vipava Valley, Slovenia — the site of the ancient Roman fort Castra, on whose main square the races start and finish and finishes at Ajdovščina (town centre). Underfoot, expect mixed mountain trail, karst ridge paths and some paved sections; technical terrain on the high ridges (Emperor/Centurion/Gladiator/Legionar). It passes Nanos plateau, Čaven, Kucelj, Angelska Gora ridge and Otlica. Multi-day trail festival pairing mountain ultras over the Nanos and Gora/Trnovo plateaus with a city run and a non-competitive Obelix Hike & Wine through the vineyards.
Drop-bag service at transition aid stations for the longer races (Emperor and Centurion); drop bags are returned to the finish line. No pacers; external support between aid stations is not allowed. Multi-day trail festival pairing mountain ultras over the Nanos and Gora/Trnovo plateaus with a city run and a non-competitive Obelix Hike & Wine through the vineyards.
Its normalised GAP factor is 29.6% slower than a flat course, with about 1697 m of total ascent.
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