Pasiečky Trail (23 km)
The Pasiečky Trail race course, starting and finishing in Kokava nad Rimavicou and with a length of 23 kilometers, leads in the form of a circuit through the Stolické vrchy mountains. The route has been certified by ITRA (1 point).
Parametre trasy, mapa trasy:
23 km (total distance) / +1200 m (elevation gain)
Online course map (on TuristickaMapa.sk)
Pasiečky Trail GPX file download link
Course description (including tourist marking colours):
Red tourist mark:
Kokava nad Rimavicou, námestie => Bodnárka
Yellow tourist mark:
Bodnárka => Chorepa, rázcestie => sedlo Chorepa => Slopovo, laz
Green tourist mark:
Local yellow tourist mark:
Local yellow tourist mark and own course marking:
Local blue tourist mark:
Sedlo Kvandovo => Farkaška => Kokava nad Rimavicou, námestie (square)
Aid stations:
There will be twiaid stations with refreshments placed on the 23 km course. In the same places there will be also the checkpoints with electronic timekeeping. Here is the list of Kokava Trail race aid stations/checkpoints including the link for online map, distance from start and time limit information.
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K1 Sedlo Chorepa (8. km) - time limit: Saturday 5. September 2026 until 12:00 CET
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K2 Utekáč - next to the Hostinec v horách pub (14,5. km) - time limit: Saturday 5. September 2026 until 14:00 CET
Terrain:
Forest trails make up a significant part of the route, and part of the route passes through extensive meadows. There are no particularly difficult technical sections on the route, but there are a few steeper descents and ascents.
The race organizer reserves the right to change the course, time limits of the checkpoints. In such case the registered participants will be informed via e-mail.
Course conditions and warnings:
1. The section on the red hiking trail above Kokava towards Bodnárka was cleared by volunteers during a weeklong effort.
2. Watch out for the turn about a kilometer past the K1 Chorepa refreshment point (under the meadow at Slopovo - yellow hiking trail).
3. Be aware, from the Slopovo, Laz, all the way to the fork above Utekáč, the Kokava Rail 78 km and Pasiečky Trail 23 km routes run together.
4. The section before Kvandovo saddle was cleared by volunteers during a weeklong effort.
5. Be careful, from Kvandovo saddle through Farkaška up to the turn after Farkaška, the Pasiečky Trail goes in the opposite direction to the Kokava Trail. The Pasiečky Trail continues down through Kečka into Kokava nad Rimavicou.