S1 Family Hike & Trail 14.5 Km
New 2027! New route!
The S1 Family Hike & Trail is designed for those who want to experience La Corsa della Bora in a simple and enjoyable way: plenty of beauty and atmosphere, without having to chase performance or manage challenging stretches. It is the right choice if you want a big day out that is still within reach, also suitable for first-time runners or for those who prefer to enjoy the terrain calmly, taking home the views, the wind and that sense of a journey that arrives straight away.
📍 Logistics
🧳 Bag drop
🚧 Time barriers, refreshment points and checkpoints
- 🥤🍴🍲 ⏱️ Duino, km 5.5
- 🥤🍴 ⏱️🚧 Visogliano, 11.0 km 14.45
🎒 Mandatory equipment
- Food and water needed to run 4 km
- Your own cup or mug for drinking at the refreshment points
- Survival blanket (emergency foil blanket)
- Mobile phone
🚌 Shuttles
💶 Entry fees
- € 14 until 1 June inclusive
- € 20 until 1 September inclusive
- € 22 until 1 November inclusive
- € 25 until 15 December inclusive
- € 30 until 10 January inclusive
- Free for children under 16
🏅 Awards
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Route and Altitude Profile
Time barriers and refreshment points
Can't find the GPS track?
Everything you need to plan your race is already on this page. The map carries the distance and total ascent certified by ITRA, and the checkpoint table sets out the course point by point: the distance, ascent and descent on each leg, the aid stations and, where they apply, the cut-off times. These are the official race figures, the ones the regulations and the ITRA points are based on. Between the map and the table you have what you need to work out your pacing, your splits, what to carry and where you can refill.
We hold the GPX back for two reasons, and neither is an oversight.
The first is safety. A track downloaded weeks ahead is rarely checked again, and in exceptional cases the course can change late on: a road closed, a path no longer passable, a section rerouted after bad weather. Set off with an old file on your watch and you are following a line that no longer exists — and that is how runners end up off route.
The second is access. Parts of the course cross private land, open to the race on race day under agreements made for that day alone. It isn't a route you can go out and run on any given weekend, and it isn't a file we can leave online all year.
Holding the GPX back until the last few days is how we make sure the course on your watch is the one you will actually run. It goes up here in the week before the race, in its final version, ready to load onto your watch. And on the day the course is fully marked: the markings are what you follow; the GPX is your back-up.
We do publish training loops on the sections that are open all year, so you can get to know the ground before race day.
In the meantime, we recommend:
- looking at previous years' tracks online — useful for getting to know the terrain, but the course changes from year to year and parts of it are only open on race day;
- consulting the interactive map to plan your recces;
- checking our Facebook page and the articles on the site for updates and recce loops.
CAI trail network
This course follows the CAI trails of the Karst
The route alternates waymarked CAI FVG trails — Sector 0, Karst — with link sections marked by us.
- CAI 001
- CAI 001a · Sentiero del Mitreo
- CAI 033
- CAI 008
The route
The same start as the long races, from the Bora Village at PortoPiccolo — but with no hurry at all to reach the top. You climb to the Karst edge at your own pace, and then walk the Sentiero Rilke: two kilometres between white rock and the Adriatic, with a view that on clear days reaches as far as Istria.
At Duino stand the castle and the White Lady, the rock shaped like a veiled woman: a legend that is easy to tell a child. Then the woods, the lower slopes of Monte Ermada, the return through Visogliano and the descent to the sea. The same finish line, the same party and the same medal as the other races of the day.
It is the Corsa della Bora for those who want to experience it on foot, as a family.
Who is this route for
The S1 Family Hike & Trail is designed for those who want to experience La Corsa della Bora without chasing a personal best: families with children, those who enjoy walking for hours, and first-time trail runners looking for a genuine introduction to the Karst region, without technical sections or significant inclines to contend with.
Without a medical certificate. No health requirements to participate: the S1 Family Hike & Trail has no ranking and is open to anyone, including walkers.
Dogs allowed. On a lead, as in the non-competitive S1 Borin and S1 Half Trail (both start at 10:00) — not in any other distance of La Corsa della Bora.
Free for under 16s. The entry fee is not required for this age group; however, registration is still necessary to collect your bib and your medal at the finish.
Fast hiking is a proper way to do it, not second best. At a sustained walking pace (around 5 km/h), the 14.5 km can be covered in approximately 2 hours and 54 minutes, well within the maximum time of 5 hours and the Visogliano time barrier (14:45). Those walking continuously, without excessively long breaks at refreshment points, have nothing to fear from the time barriers.
Something shorter, still at La Corsa della Bora. For those looking for something even shorter at the same event, the S1 Borin (4 km) is the most accessible distance of the event, starting at the same time (10:00) and finishing at the same place.
Sister races — band ≤14 km. In terms of physical commitment, the S1 Family Hike & Trail is the longest distance and the benchmark of the ≤14 km range for the group's event family: Sardonzin (7 km) on sardon.run; Grego (8 km) and Valbruna (10 km) of Alpe Adria Ultra Trail, Winter edition; Oitzinger (12 km) of Alpe Adria Ultra Trail, Summer edition. We do not offer one-to-one matches, but the whole range works as an equally valid alternative for anyone looking for a similar experience at another of our events.
Do you want to walk the S1 Family Hike & Trail routes outside of the race weekend too? The guide Trail Running in Trieste collects paths in the Karst region that are accessible all year round.
In Trieste, you never know.
One year in short sleeves drinking beer by the sea after the race. The next year, wrapped up to the eyeballs. The weather changes, the fun remains. Check ten editions' worth of stats, then decide what to wear at the last minute.
Gallery
PortoPiccolo - Bora Village
Start and finish of almost all races. The Bora Village in PortoPiccolo is the base of the event: a completely covered and heated facility overlooking the Gulf of Trieste, where you will find everything you need before, during and after the race.
One place for bibs, expo, showers, catering and prize-giving - nothing to move between, nothing spread out. You arrive, you run, you celebrate.
Accommodation
Apartment or hotel: book independently or directly from your runner profile. At La Corsa della Bora you can share an apartment with other runners - we'll match you up with a flatmate.
PortoPiccolo and Sistiana both have places to stay within walking distance. Trieste is a 20-minute bus ride away.
Shuttles
Dedicated shuttles both ways, from Trieste Centrale station to the Bora Village and back: the outward journey costs € 4 and the return is free. Each distance has its own timetable - check the page for your race.
Bora Village is also on the regular airport-Trieste bus line: you can reach it by public transport without a shuttle bus.
Arriving in Trieste
Bora Village is in a strategic location:Two minutes from the motorway exit, 15 minutes from Trieste Central Station, 20 minutes from Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport.
By car, train, bus or plane - Trieste is closer than you think. From Ljubljana it is 90 minutes, from Venice less than two hours.
PortoPiccolo, Sistiana - Duino-Aurisina (TS) - 2 min from the A4 motorway - 45.7633° N, 13.6350° E
🩺 Medical certificate: competitive and non-competitive
✅ Without medical certificate
🚧 Only with medical certificate
- NOT an Italian citizen and
- NOT a member of an Italian sports club recognised by CONI