Date
Sun, 29 Nov 2026
Start
10:00
Venue
Expozície LEGENDARIA, Čachtice
Čachtice, okres Nové Mesto nad Váhom
Countdown
November
The shorter Bathory Cross loop, 12 km with 450 m of climbing, mostly on forest paths. A friendly way into trail running, and it's the busier of the two races.
Key facts
013-hour cut-off
02Mass start
03Runners under 18 need a legal guardian responsible for them
Create a free training plan for the Bathory Cross 12 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
One lap, on repeat
Čachtice · one lap
Distance12km
Total climb450m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate11.8 km
Weather
Late-November, Čachtice
4°CTypical high
-1°CTypical low
-17°CColdest in 20 years
31%Days with rain
Highs around 4°C and lows around -1°C, but it has dropped to -17°C. Rain on 31% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserObčianske združenie Čachtické podzemie
Websitebathorycross.sk
Instagram@bathory.cross
Running since2016
Training
Training for the Bathory Cross 12 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Bathory Cross 12 km plan targets
Typical sessions
12 km with 450 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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