Hoedspruit parkrun

13/10/2026

Tie those shoe laces 🤭ONE MONTH TO GO! 🏃‍♀️🌿

The countdown is officially on! Just one month until the Cape Vulture Trail 2026 — a trail-running experience through the spectacular Lowveld landscape, with a bigger purpose behind every kilometre.

📅 7 NOVEMBER 2026
📍 Cape Vulture Lodge, R36

Choose your challenge:

🏃 SHORT – 5 KM | 7:15 AM | R200
🏃 MEDIUM – 10 KM | 7:00 AM | R280
🏃 LONG – 20 KM | 6:45 AM | R350
🏔️ MOUNTAIN – 30 KM | 6:30 AM | R420

💚 Conservation levy included in all entries.

Whether you’re chasing a new personal best, taking on the mountain or simply looking for an unforgettable day on the trails, there’s a distance for you.

🎟️ ENTER NOW:
https://lowveldtrailrunning.co.za/events/cape-vulture-trail-2026/

Four distances | One incredible Lowveld adventure. 🦅🌿

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10/10/2026

Hoedspruit parkrun Event #401

October 10, 2026

Thank you to this week’s 9 volunteers that made our Saturday morning parkrun event happen:

Cathy HENNING

Donovan WILKES

Lynn WRIGHT

Michele TIMKO

Sarah GOODMAN

Donovan BOTHA

Hendrik FOURIE

Michelle COCHRANE

Fiona FERN-CLARKE



98 finishers on this morning trail that loops around the 🌳🌳property🌳🌳. 23 first-timers this day! Woo- hoo! Please come back and join us again.



Congratulations to Harriet Kendrick for completing 150 parkruns today. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️What an accomplishment!


Remember, it’s a 07:00 start time during the summer season. Bring your water bottle - it gets hot fast in the Lowveld.

Thank you must also go to Protrack Anti-Poaching Training Academy for the use of the grounds, The Thirsty Giraffe Grillhouse and W**e Bar for providing ablution facilities and Discovery Vitality for their partnership



📷: Fiona Fern-Clarke

06/10/2026

04/10/2026

Hoedspruit parkrun EVENT #400

October 3, 2026

Happy anniversary to the global parkrun family! 🌍✨ Today, we are incredibly proud to celebrate 22 years of parkrun events worldwide, alongside a massive milestone of our own: 400 parkruns hosted right here in Hoedspruit! 🥳🎉

An amazing milestone like this is built by incredible people. To keep the magic going, we’d love for you to join our volunteer family! Whether you can spare one Saturday a month or just once a quarter, sharing the commitment makes a world of difference. Next time you join us, stop and chat with any volunteer—they’ll tell you just how easy, rewarding, and fun it really is! 🙌

64 participants joined us on the trail this morning that loops around the wooded property that we are so lucky to use. 20 first-timers joined us today! Woo- hoo! Please come back and join us again.

Congratulations to Janice GRAHAM on getting to a milestone of 25 finishes today.

Thank you to this week’s 9 volunteers that made our Saturday morning parkrun event happen:

Cathy HENNING
Donovan WILKES
Donovan BOTHA
William COCHRANE
Peter KETTLE
Michelle COCHRANE
Melissa FERGUSON
Fiona FERN-CLARKE
Michele TIMKO

Thank you must also go to Protrack Anti-Poaching Training Academy for the use of the grounds, The Thirsty Giraffe Grillhouse and W**e Bar for providing ablution facilities and Discovery Vitality for their partnership



📸 credit: Michelle COCHRANE

02/10/2026

See you tomorrow at 7:00am as we move to our summer start time! 🏃‍♀️🏃

29/09/2026

The hottest invitation in town 🧡

Will you join us this weekend to celebrate parkrun’s 22nd birthday ?

28/09/2026

Reminder that from this Saturday our parkrun will be starting at 7:00am.

See you there! 🏃🏃‍♀️

27/09/2026

Hoedspruit parkrun Event #399

September 26, 2026

Thank you to this week’s 9 volunteers that made our Saturday morning parkrun event happen. Please consider joining us. The more the merrier:

Cathy HENNING
Donovan WILKES
William COCHRANE
Michele TIMKO
Peter KETTLE
Donovan BOTHA
Hendrik FOURIE
Wendy MORGENROOD
Fiona FERN-CLARKE

86 participants joined us on the trail this morning that loops around the property. 24 first-timers this day! Woo- hoo! Please come back and join us again.

Congratulations to Tertia Smith on 💯 finishes today. What an accomplishment! 🏃‍♀️


It was warm today, and reminder that summer is on its way, which is why the ☀️first Saturday in October will be a 07:00 start time for the summer ☀️ season

Thank you must also go to Protrack Anti-Poaching Training Academy for the use of the grounds, The Thirsty Giraffe Grillhouse and W**e Bar for providing ablution facilities and Discovery Vitality for their partnership



📸 credit: Hendrik Fourie

24/09/2026

Happy Heritage Day, Hoedspruit!
See you Saturday. 🏃🏃‍♀️

20/09/2026

🌳Hoedspruit Parkrun #398
🌳19 September 2026

There were 64 finishers at event #398, and among them Hoedspruit parkrun had the honour of welcoming the founder of parkrun , Paul Sinton-Hewitt CBE, and his wife Joanne, both first timers at the Hoedspruit venue, we certainly hope they both enjoyed it !

🌳enormous thanks go to the team of dedicated volunteers who made it all happen ‼️:

Carmen GAIR Cathy HENNING Donovan BOTHA Donovan WILKES Fiona FERN-CLARKE Hendrik FOURIE Karen O'BRIEN Michele TIMKO Peter BRADFORD Peter KETTLE

📸 credit: Hennie Fourie@