GAP factor 19.7% slower than flat · net elevation -9 m
Decision summary
Lower than 50% of comparable mapped races
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Soča Outdoor Festival Ultramarathon, 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 Ultramarathon route has 2,541 m of ascent, 2,550 m of descent and an estimated 19.7% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Soča Outdoor Festival Ultramarathon 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.
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.
The stored route produces 2,541 m of ascent, while a source states 2,140 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Its normalised GAP factor is 19.7% slower than a flat course, with about 2541 m of total ascent.
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