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Lake Travis New Year's Trail Challenge 50K

Lago Vista, United States • 1-2 Jan 2026

The Lake Travis New Year's Trail Challenge is a multi-distance running event held at Arkansas Bend Park in Lago Vista, Texas, featuring scenic trails along the Colorado River with limestone bluffs and varied natural terrain. Participants can choose from distances including a 100K and 50K ultramarathon, 25K trail run and ruck division, half-marathon, 10K, 5K, and a kids' 1K. The ultramarathons use a looped course of 7.183 miles with significant elevation changes, while shorter races offer challenging yet accessible routes. The event welcomes runners and ruckers of all levels, providing generous cutoff times and an interactive pace calculator to help plan race strategies. It celebrates community spirit and fitness to ring in the New Year. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States Texas Lago Vista

Race information

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100 km
156 m+
100k Ultramarathon
50 km
156 m+
50k Ultramarathon
25 km
25k Ruck Division
25 km
25k Trail Run
21 km
Half Marathon Ruck
21 km
Half Marathon (13.1 Miles)
10 km
10k Ruck
10 km
10k
5 km
5k Run/walk
5 km
5k Ruck
Kids 1k
Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
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