Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
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Event overview
The Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race takes place at Camp Crooked Creek inside the Harry S. Frazier Scout Reservation in Shepherdsville, Kentucky on Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7, 2025. The event uses a 12.7-mile loop on roughly 1,000 acres of hardwood forest with oak, hickory, and beech trees. The start and finish are located near the 70-acre John Barr Lake, and the trail system is normally closed to the public outside the event.
Course, distances and logistics
The course features about 2,300 feet of elevation gain per lap. Event options listed include:
- 100 Mile - 36-hour cutoff.
- 50 Mile - 16-hour cutoff.
- Marathon - runs offered multiple times across the weekend.
- Half Marathon - runs offered multiple times across the weekend.
- 5K Trail Challenge.
- Marathon TRIPLE PLAY - complete three marathon events.
- Half Marathon TRIPLE PLAY - complete three half marathon events.
- PACER role for the 100 Mile and 50 Mile events (no registration fee listed).
The venue provides a runner's village and space for support tents. For 100-mile and 50-mile competitors there is a support access point at the start-finish and again at the three-mile mark of each loop. Heated shower houses and heated bathrooms are available; cabins at the camp are unheated and primitive camping is offered. The site is described as about 15 minutes from Louisville International Airport and near Interstate 65, with lodging options within a 10-minute radius. Prices are listed for each event on the event page. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.