Leg Summary and Rankings

The Rank is from the hardest (1) to easiest (36). Category 4 legs are the 9 most difficult legs, while category 1 legs are the 9 easiest. Rankings are based on everything else being equal. So, neither the time of day (or which day) the legs are run, nor the weather is considered in the ranking. The largest factor is the length of the leg, followed by changes in elevation, and number of turns to navigate.

Leg Leg Distance Accumulated Distance Ranking Category Summary
1
6.47
6.47
1
4
Start on the border at the Red River! Run immediately into Oklahoma, going through Cartwright and finishing at Colbert!
2
3.79
10.26
31
1
Leave Colbert and run into even more rural Oklahoma. Pass underneath a super cool tunnel and through a small farming community.
3
5.04
15.30
11
3
Run due South and and then due East. Big skies and large tracts of land characterize this leg. Very rural. Some dirt roads.
4
4.88
20.18
18
3
Reach the Hendrix metro area (pop 78) about halfway through. Finish by crossing Carpenter's Bluff Bridge (the MOST unique pedestrian bridge ever) back into Texas!
5
4.04
24.22
22
2
Super rural area just south of the border. Cross over Choctaw Creek before finishing at the Ranch House at Choctaw Preserve!
6
6.48
30.70
2
4
Continue through rural far north Texas, and finish at Bells High School. One of the longest legs of the RRR!
7
5.36
36.06
10
3
Run by the 1836 Cafe and through the city of Bells! Then, it's back into the country, finishing on Crews Road.
8
4.43
40.49
16
3
Country roads and through the community of Whiterock (though not sure how anyone would know) and then finish in what could be called "the middle of nowhere".
9
5.43
45.92
9
4
Navigate 2 curves and 2 turns! Leg 9 goes by Tom Bean High School (but largely bypasses Tom Bean, the town).
10
5.90
51.82
4
4
The big thing about Leg 10 is that it finishes in the town of Howe... where they claim to "want to show you Howe"! (lol)
11
5.22
57.04
12
3
Leaves Howe, goes under 75, and then parallel with it (though you wouldn't know). Back to country. Exch 11 at Farmington and Austin (which weirds us out a little :)).
12
6.52
63.56
3
4
Rural leg, but some homes halfway through makes it apparent that the leg finishes at the outskirts of a town. It finishes on the outer edge of Gunter at Gunter High School!
13
2.90
66.46
35
1
Runs right through the heart of Gunter and then finishes at Little Elm Creek and Westman Road.
14
3.48
69.94
28
1
Rural leg that has one turn and goes by some homes. Possibly the most exciting leg of the RRR, depending on your criteria!
15
4.79
74.73
14
3
Again, very rural, but does go by a number of homes in the last mile and a half.
16
5.62
80.35
7
4
Majority of this leg is rural, but the last quarter of the leg is coming into Pilot Point and the finish is on the Pilot Point downtown square (which is great)!
17
3.80
84.15
25
2
Leaves downtown Pilot Point, finds Massey road, and then heads due South!
18
3.47
87.62
30
1
Departs from a rural exchange, but comes into Aubrey, TX!
19
3.24
90.86
33
1
Leaves Aubrey, TX, and predominately runs along a bigger road (but with wide shoulders) and finishes at the Elm Fork Trinity River.
20
2.74
93.60
34
1
Departs from the Elm Fork Trinity River. Runs along the bigger road for a little bit, but then turns onto a smaller road. Definitely Horse Country, USA, from legs 18 to 22.
21
3.48
97.08
26
2
Continuing through Horse Country, USA, onto a bigger road (E Sherman Dr.)... finishes on the outskirts of Denton, TX!
22
4.00
101.08
24
2
First "real" indication of arriving into the metroplex. Finishes on the downtown Denton square, which definitely has that fun college vibe to it!
23
3.82
104.90
27
2
Heads east from downtown Denton and then takes the Denton-Katy Trail (that runs alongside the Metro Rail) and finishes at MedPark Station!
24
5.89
110.79
6
4
Continues on the Denton-Katy Trail, crossing the city of Corinth, and then finishing at Lake Dallas City Park! Plan to be able to rest at Lake Dallas MS (but unconfirmed).
25
2.96
113.75
32
1
Get back on the Trail! It actually runs alongside I-35 for a bit & crosses a big bridge across an arm of Lewisville Lake! Ends at Highland Village / Lewisville Lake Station.
26
3.69
117.44
29
1
Continues on the Denton-Katy Trail. This leg finishes in legendary Lewisville at the Old Town Station!
27
5.04
122.48
13
3
Leg 27 does not run on the Denton-Katy Trail, but it does run on Railroad Rd, and then it turns East on Hebron Pkwy and runs on sidewalks into Carrollton!
28
5.27
127.75
5
4
Continues East on Hebron the entire way, cutting through Carrollton and finishing at a very commercial area, across from a huge church. Leg ascends 250ft (notable).
29
4.26
132.01
17
3
Leg 29 is the leg of the RRR that visits Plano, Texas (just the very sw corner)! This leg continues on wide sidewalks and lit roads in the middle of the night.
30
4.27
136.28
23
2
Leg 30 runs due South, reaching the northernmost part of Dallas, and is mostly run on the Preston Ridge Trail.
31
2.89
139.17
36
1
Leg 31 again runs almost completely north-to-south. It's mostly along Hillcrest, but does pick up on the White Rock Creek Trail and finishes at Valley View Park!
32
4.62
143.79
20
2
Continues on the White Rock Creek Trail, goes underneath all of 635, and later under 75! It finishes at Fair Oaks Park on Merriman (near the tennis center).
33
4.36
148.15
19
2
Leg 33 keeps on White Rock Creek Trail, heading SW to White Rock Lake (and its famous running loop around it)! This leg goes around the northern end of the Lake!
34
4.69
152.84
15
3
Many will want this leg as it goes around the south end of the very well-known White Rock Lake Trail!
35
4.11
156.95
21
2
Many will want this leg as it goes around the south end of the very well-known White Rock Leaves White Rock Lake Trail and picks up on SoPac! Then, the SoPac Trail connects with another trail named Ridgewood. Finishes at metro station at Mockingbird / 75!
36
6.00
162.95
8
4
Crosses over 75 into Highland Park and takes the Katy Trail all the way to Downtown Dallas. Finshes at Dallas City Hall with the best Dallas Skyline Team picture! Too much on this leg to describe in 2 lines!