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SALOMON ŽUMBERAK TRAIL

35.0km·1836m+
June 28
Perivoj dvorca Erdody, Jastrebarsko,
Croatia
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SALOMON ŽUMBERAK TRAIL · Race profile

Distance
35.0km
Gain
1836m+
FlatKM
49.8
Max
840m
Min
147m

About SALOMON ŽUMBERAK TRAIL

SALOMON ŽUMBERAK TRAIL is the 35.0km trail race at Salomon Žumberak Trail 2025 (Perivoj dvorca Erdody, Jastrebarsko, Croatia). The race starts on June 28, 2025.

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

  • 414m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
  • Steep 32% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
  • The finish is runnable. Save your legs to run it all the way.
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the descents until 19.3km, then run your race pace.
  • Start · 0.0km–1.8km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 1.8km–15.5km · Descent of 414m averaging 7%, climb of 456m, high point 841m. Plus 1 more climb. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. This descent is hard on the legs: short steps, stay in control, poles if you have them.
  • Work · 15.5km–27.6km · Descent of 470m averaging 13%. Plus 1 more climb and 1 descent. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. This descent is hard on the legs: short steps, stay in control, poles if you have them. Hike the steepest pitches.
  • Home · 27.6km–34.5km · 6.9km of runnable trail. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.

Course

The course climbs 1836m+. With 52m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 41% of the distance is uphill, 31% downhill and 29% flat. The longest climb runs 5.3km at an average 9.4% grade (495m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.8km at an average 7.2% grade (414m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 51.1% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 31.9% over 0.5km. Surface: 63% trail, 19% smooth, and 18% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 49.8 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Plešivica (779m), 22.7km from the start. Other named summits along the route: Opaljenka (645m). The course also passes close to Glavice (Rešpeternica) (745m).

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 2.3km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 22 of 100), with 40% of the load in the first half: 2 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the descents until 19.3km, then run your race pace.
  • #1 · 5.3–11.0 km · 414 m D−, -7.2% · 23.5 km ahead → control
  • #2 · 15.5–19.3 km · 470 m D−, -12.6% · 15.3 km ahead → control
  • 22.7–27.6 km · 591 m D−, -11.9% · 6.9 km ahead → your pace

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 18°C to 28°C, with around 21°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 38%.

Results

52 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Kristijan Rubinić (Croatia) in 3:00:27. Women's winner: Una Trivanovic (Switzerland) in 3:41:36.

This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for SALOMON ŽUMBERAK TRAIL.

Other distances of Salomon Žumberak Trail 2025HALFMARATHON TRAIL (22.0km)·ACTIVE TRAIL (15.0km)

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