6th Medvednica Trail

Majestic course covering mountain Medvednica up and down, left and right. The first 30 kilometers go over Plazur course, coming down to Gornje Vrapče, meadow Ponikve, abandoned Bizek quarry, arriving to the best Medvednica viewpoint – Kameni Svati. Then it connects again with Plazur trail and finishing on Hunjka meadow. Shortly – this is the course for well-experienced ultra-trail runners!

A course that is intended as a final preparation for 60K. When you have it in your pocket, you are ready to finish the royal section next year. There are three magnificent climbs waiting for you on the trail – Sljeme, Plazur and Horvatov stairs, so there is no shortage of challenges. If you have 15K and 30K behind you, it’s time for 45K! The path will be marked with strips and signposts.

Plazur course is a course for experienced trail runners due to its length and height difference. Runners will surely remember its three demanding ascents even after they finish the race. The first part of the course leads through Gorščica course, going to the highest (Sljeme) and the fifth highest (Veliki Plazur) Medvednica top, taking over Crveni spust and last but not least uphill to the Hunjka meadow.

Gorščica course is dedicated to trail runners on a beginner level. First nine kilometers stretch through a wide macadam road in a good condition (Markuševec and Vidovec), and the rest of the course is a wide and marked hiking trail. This course covers east part of Medvednica and passes by Gorščica – popular family excursion spot. More or less the first half of Gorščica course is a light descent, while the second part is an ascent. There are no difficult parts that participants on a beginner level cannot master.

The course is intended for people who want to try trail racing for the first time or for road runners who want to see what the trail is all about . Short, fast and without much uphill. Perfect for the first time. The first 2 km you will run on a wide and well-maintained macadam, the next kilometer is on a well-maintained forest road, and the last 1.5 km is on a well-maintained hiking trail (1M). The trail is full of easy downhills ideal for a little faster running and also easy uphills for slow running or fast walking. There are no difficult parts on the trail that a trail beginner can’t easily overcome. The path will be marked with strips and signposts.