Čaven Trail is the 17.0km trail race at Čaven Run 2026 (Lokavec, Slovenia). The race starts on November 21, 2026 at 09:30 AM. It starts and finishes in Lokavec. The time limit is 6 h.
Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.
The course climbs 1293m+. With 76m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 40% of the distance is uphill, 42% downhill and 18% flat. The longest climb runs 4.3km at an average 25.2% grade (1073m of vertical). The longest descent runs 12.0km at an average 10.5% grade (1257m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 61.4% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 38.4% over 0.5km. Surface: 71% trail, 13% smooth, 9% technical, and 6% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 28.5 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Kucelj (1237m), 6.7km from the start. Other named summits along the route: Črna peč (1148m).
Trekking poles are worth taking: about 3.5km of the course favours them.
Quad damage risk is low (index 18 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 4°C to 12°C, with around 3°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 68%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 48% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Čaven Trail.
Other distances of Čaven Run 2026Čaven 24 (24.0km)·Čaven Vertikal (4.3km)
Official websitewww.caven.run/en
