Summerhill Skedaddle

Name: Summerhill Skedaddle
Address: Reid Road, Welcome Bay, Tauranga, 3118, NZ
Telephone: +64272815028
Price range: Not applicable

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Free trail running event on the sweet single trails of Summerhill. 1 lap = 5km. Do 1 or more! Your mission is to complete as many or as little laps as you like.

Free trail running event on the sweet single trails of Summerhill in a bid to finish one or as many laps in 6 hours, Sun, 14th May 2023. Solo or teams of 2.

🔴 Limited to 500 participants, first in first served. If you have missed the hype around the Skedaddle, here's the skinny on what its all about .....

The infamous 5km ‘Summerhill Skedaddle’ loop starts and finishes at the entrance of Summerh

ill. This is an opportunity to run on trails exclusive to mountain bikers only. The woolshed is the base and you pass through this after each loop. Use it use as a base to store your bag, or feel free to pop up your own gazebo for shelter and to self cater. Bring your own food, drink and warm gear. While it is a self catered event, there will be food and drinks available to purchase. Entry Options
🌲 Random Skedaddler (come and run one or as many laps as you like)
🌲Teams of 2 (one person on the course at one time)
🌲6 Hour Solo Skedaddler – keep on trucking for 6 hours and see how many laps you can do. TO ENTER click here and fill in our entry form:

https://forms.gle/wWPrG7TaZwonjow97

Start Time – 9am
Finish Time – 3pm

📢 Register at the Woolshed, Summerhill carpark at 8.30am. Write your name on the board, wait for the start and off you go! EVERY finisher (whether that’s one lap or multiple) receives a medal 🏅and a beer 🍺 (if you are over 18).

09/05/2026

Just a friendly reminder that there is no Skedaddle event tomorrow. We are working to find an alternative date later in the year 💥

20/04/2026

We’re sorry to share that the Summerhill Skedaddle planned for Sunday 10th May has been postponed due to recent storms and fallen trees making the full trail impossible to run and most importantly, unsafe and unenjoyable.

While it’s not the news we were hoping to give, the safety of our participants always comes first. We’ll be in touch with everyone who registered via email to ensure this message gets to everyone.

The good news is we’re already looking ahead and hope to bring the Skedaddle back in 2026. We want to acknowledge those who have given a Koha to the Summerhill Trust. Thanks so much for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you later in the year.

10/04/2026

Teams! Fantastic to see the team entires coming in. A great way to spend a day with a mate, or in some cases, husband and wife!

How it works if you enter the Skedaddle as a team.

💥 You register as a ‘Team’ of 2

👉 One person is on the course at one time

💥 Change over happens at the end of the 5km loop before you enter into the woolshed

👉First runner starts at 9am and you and your partner aim to get as many laps in as possible before 3pm.

Is there a prize for the winning team? Of course! The famous Skedaddle Paddle!

29/03/2026

Summerhill Skedaddle!

It’s time to get organised for our free local event, and as always many hands make light work.

We are super keen to get some help with any of the following. If you can donate an hour or more of your time, the committee and the community certainly appreciate it. We do this as volunteers and it’s cool that 100% of all donations received from this event go directly back to Summerhill Trust.

Can you spare an hour on Friday 8th May late afternoon to
- set up the parking paddock with John
- set up the woolshed with Kelly
- put a few key items in place with Wez and Arna on the course

Saturday 9th May
- course set up from 1pm onwards. We split the course up into 4 sections. Have 2 to 3 individuals per section to mark and tape off areas.

Sunday 10th May
Sparrows fart o’clock
- pre course check - (thanks Elle!)
- field flag marking - John and Craig
- 3pm - pack up. This takes 1 hour. It’s super efficient and fun.

Throughout the day on Sunday, we need car parking peeps, you point and direct. Definitely fun to do with a mate. We put people on here for an hours slot. Optional if you want to do more, just sing out if you do. This is also for anyone who is a random skedaddler and would like to give back by helping out after you have done a few laps. Or… maybe your nutty partner is doing the 6 hour solo and you can donate an hour of your time.

Please comment below if you can help in ANY way ❤️ or drop us a DM!

25/03/2026

The Summerhill Skedaddle is a self supported event.
This means you bring everything YOU need on the day such as
🌲water
🌲food
🌲warm clothing
🌲jacket
🌲plasters/panadol/your medical ‘stuff’
🌲sense of humour

You also take your rubbish with you, including your can of beverage.

We provide
🌲an epic day out on the trails
🌲a medal
🌲an Easy Lager beer for finishers over 18
🌲possibly a non-alcoholic drink (limited numbers)
🌲the woolshed and the base
🌲great beats to entice you to run another lap

We will have a food truck and a coffee cart to keep you fed and caffeinated. CASH or eftpos.
Not registered yet? Hurry up will ya💥.

Sign up to this FREE event by clicking on the sign up button on our Summerhill Skedaddle page.

You MUST be registered to run and we are half full - (maximum of 500 on the track).

18/03/2026

Medals … MEDALS … Medals!

You know it, we know it and every finisher deserves it. EVERY finisher gets a medal, homemade by Vicki and Alan ♥️

Free entry? For sure 🤩
Make sure you register by clicking on the link on our page or scroll down to the post that links you to register.

11/03/2026

Back for their 8th year supporting the Summerhill Skedaddle!

What would a Skedaddle be without Easy Lager?

Every finisher over the age of 18 receives one of these beauties. Whether you do one lap or 10, the team at Easy Lager are back to support the event. Pair that with your finishing medal and yahoo, happy days!

02/03/2026

Skedaddle Paddles as prizes 🤩

Just in and laser printed by our local legend Tom Lynch.

These are for
👉First female and male (6 hour solo)
👉First relay team
👉General good Buggar of the day nominated by anyone

Entries - go you good things. We are half full. Remember we only take 500 entries. We like the course to be fun, busy, yet safe.

Remember - entires are FREE 🙌But you must be registered to enter. See the registration link in previous posts and tag some buddies.

19/02/2026

Go the entries! So grest to see many returning, newbies and our locals who love to to loop! Remember this is a free community event. No entry fee 🙌

For those newbies who have been in the dark ages and have never heard of the Skedaddle … heres a bit more info for you.

The ‘RANDOM SKEDADDLER’ is an individual who wants to complete one of the 5km loops. But wait, there’s more....

➡️ The ‘Random Skedaddler’ may also choose to do 2 laps, simply because the course is cool or they may bump into a mate there and do another lap… OR they may think what the heck, I’ll do 3 laps.

➡️ The ‘Random Skedaddler’ might also have a goal of doing 4 laps and sneaking in a cheeky half marathon distance. Like 'ya bloody hoooo' (go you good things).

That’s the beauty of being a RANDOM. You can run when you like - with many breaks, or even start later on in the morning!

Many families enter as a Random Skedaddler and stay together.

Husbands and wifes run together, then the husband has a beer and the wife continues (it is Mothers day after all).

Many mates enter as ‘Randoms’ simply to stay together and to sling the banter while deciding if they will do 1, 2,3 or more laps together.

Some Randoms do 3 laps, grab their medal and beer and intend to leave, but then get ‘bullied’ into doing ‘just one more lap’ 🤣.

So there you have it. Being a random is exactly that.
How do you enter? Click on the sign up button on our page or scroll to the last post and find the registration link.

For those of you who have been concerned about our course with the recent slips etc, the skedaddle course is 95% the same. How lucky are we!

06/01/2026

The 8th Annual Summerhill Skedaddle Registrations are now open for Sunday, 10th May, 2026.

To register, click on the link at the bottom of this post.
The Summerhill Skedaddle is FREE trail running event on the sweet single trails of Summerhill in a bid to finish one or as many laps in 6 hours. Solo, Random or teams of 2. (Note it is MOTHERS DAY ... Lucky Mums).

🔴 Limited to 500 participants, first in first served. We have to turn people away each year, don't make this you.

If you have missed the hype around the Skedaddle, here's the skinny on what its all about .....

The infamous 5km ‘Summerhill Skedaddle’ loop starts and finishes at the entrance of Summerhill. This is an opportunity to run on trails exclusive to mountain bikers only. Your mission is to complete as many or as little laps as you like.

The woolshed is the base and you pass through this after each loop. Use it as a base to store your bag, or feel free to pop up your own gazebo for shelter and to self cater. Bring your own food, drink and warm gear. While it is a self catered event, there will be food and drinks available to purchase.

Entry Options
🌲 Random Skedaddler (come and run one (5km loop) or as many laps as you like)
🌲Teams of 2 (one person on the course at one time)
🌲6 Hour Solo Skedaddler – keep on trucking for 6 hours and see how many laps you can do.

Start Time – 9am
Finish Time – 3pm

📢 See you at the Woolshed, Summerhill carpark (Welcome Bay, Tauranga) at 8.30am. Write your name on the board, wait for the start and off you go!

EVERY finisher (whether that’s one lap or multiple) receives a medal 🏅and a beer 🍺 (if you are over 18).
YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE.

Any questions, please pop them in this post.

Link to register
https://forms.gle/6v7n6QmHgfku3Y9u9

Address

Reid Road, Welcome Bay
Tauranga
3118

Telephone

+64272815028

Website

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