Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race or Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon — which comes out ahead?

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race and Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon split the available advantages, so the better choice depends on which metric matters most to the runner.

Route comparison snapshot

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race

Mapped route
Held Favoured
Elevation profile
Not held

Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon

Mapped route
Not held
Elevation profile
Not held
Head-to-head comparison
MetricCrooked Creek Ultra Trail RaceLand Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon
Scenic score77/10086/100
Conditions88/10083/100

Only metrics available for at least one side are shown. A ✓ marks the better value for each metric (higher-is-better aware). Scores are out of 100 when available. Ascent, climbing density, max absolute grade and median finish describe course or field context and are not marked as better or worse.

Race facts that change the decision

Race facts comparison
FactCrooked Creek Ultra Trail RaceLand Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon
Schedule

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-12-05 (legacy event-level date).

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-03-13 (legacy event-level date).

LocationShepherdsville, KentuckyGrand Rivers, Kentucky
Actual distance160.9 km80.5 km
raceindex.org mapped route heldHeldNot held
raceindex.org elevation profile heldNot heldNot held
Course typeLapsLoop
SurfaceTrailFirst ~1.9 miles on paved road, then the single Track, packed Dirt Canal Loop trail (approximately 11.3 miles per loop).
Elevation characterHillyUnavailable
TerrainTrail, Gravel, RoadUnavailable
SceneryCountryside, Waterfront, Forest, LakesideCountryside, Lakeside, Riverside, Forest
AtmosphereWilderness, NighttimeWilderness, Scenic Tour
Total ascent701 mUnavailable
Cutoff36:00:0012:00:00
Entry modelOpenOpen

Schedule

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-12-05 (legacy event-level date).

Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-03-13 (legacy event-level date).

Location

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
Shepherdsville, Kentucky
Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon
Grand Rivers, Kentucky

Actual distance

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
160.9 km
Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon
80.5 km

raceindex.org mapped route held

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
Held
Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon
Not held

raceindex.org elevation profile held

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
Not held
Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon
Not held

Course type

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
Laps
Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon
Loop

Surface

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
Trail
Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon
First ~1.9 miles on paved road, then the single Track, packed Dirt Canal Loop trail (approximately 11.3 miles per loop).

Elevation character

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
Hilly
Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon
Unavailable

Terrain

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
Trail, Gravel, Road
Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon
Unavailable

Scenery

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
Countryside, Waterfront, Forest, Lakeside
Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon
Countryside, Lakeside, Riverside, Forest

Atmosphere

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
Wilderness, Nighttime
Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon
Wilderness, Scenic Tour

Total ascent

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
701 m
Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon
Unavailable

Cutoff

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
36:00:00
Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon
12:00:00

Entry model

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
Open
Land Between the Lakes Trail Run Ultramarathon
Open

Facts are shown only when they exist in the sourced race record; Not held means no sourced value is held for that race.

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