Silverdale Rotary Turkey Trot 2025
- Date Thu 27th November 2025
- Time 8:00AM PST
- Location Silverdale, Washington
- Price $5.00 - $40.00
- Races 4 races
- Distances 10km, 5km, 1 Mile
Event summary
Join us for the 8th Annual Silverdale Rotary Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 27, 2025, in the picturesque Newberry Hill Heritage Park located in Silverdale, Kitsap. This exciting event features a scenic course that allows participants to enjoy the beauty of nature while running away from the hustle and bustle of streets and cars. Choose from three race distances: a fun 1-Mile, a challenging 5K, or a rewarding 10K, all set on a well-maintained fire road with compact dirt and rock surfaces.
This year, we're proud to announce that the Turkey Trot will be chip-timed, ensuring accurate results for all participants. With a focus on community and giving back, all proceeds from the event will benefit local non-profit organizations working to combat hunger. Don’t miss out on the chance to participate in this fantastic event that welcomes families, strollers, and even well-behaved leashed dogs! Mark your calendars and prepare for a delightful day of running, camaraderie, and supporting a great cause in Silverdale!
This year, we're proud to announce that the Turkey Trot will be chip-timed, ensuring accurate results for all participants. With a focus on community and giving back, all proceeds from the event will benefit local non-profit organizations working to combat hunger. Don’t miss out on the chance to participate in this fantastic event that welcomes families, strollers, and even well-behaved leashed dogs! Mark your calendars and prepare for a delightful day of running, camaraderie, and supporting a great cause in Silverdale!
Organiser's Description
PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR 8TH ANNUAL SILVERDALE ROTARY TURKEY TROT!
For the fourth straight year we're going free-range with our wild Turkey Trot at Newberry Hill Heritage Park. All events are run in the woods -- away from streets, sidewalks, and cars. The park offers a scenic 2.7 mile loop fire road which offers a great course for our 1-Mile, 5K and 10K events.
CHANGES IN 2025:
* We will likely NOT have race-day registration in 2025. We reached capacity in 2024 and race-day registrations is a significant chore at the last minute. Please check back for details!
* In 2025 we are increasing the numbers of port-a-potties to alleviate the lines we had in 2024.
* Since 2022, this will be a chip-timed event.
* Since 2023, we have initiated a "Family Registration" (discount!) package. Please see below for instructions.
_All proceeds from this event will benefit non-profit organizations and causes to fight hunger in our community._
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Parking is available on the property of Klahowya Secondary School. Please enter off of Newberry Hill and follow signs to the parking area. Staging, registration, and kids' dashes will occur on an access road to the Heritage Park. From the parking lot this access road will be clearly marked.
- Race packets will be distributed at multiple events during the week preceding the race. Packets will also be available on race day.
- The 1-mile, 5K, and 10K events will be run on a wide fire road consisting of compact dirt and rock. The 10K course makes a small detour onto a narrow side trail to supplement the distance needed. 10K racers will run the fire road loop twice. The course will be marked, and staffed for clarity. See link below for a course map.
- Strollers are permitted on the course. For 10K participants there is a detour off the fire road onto a path to add the necessary distance for the race. Unlike the fire road this stretch will require your attention as it gets narrow in a couple of places. However, the restricted area is only over about 100 feet in total.
- Well behaved, leashed dogs are permitted (and welcome!).
- Total elevation gain/loss for the course is about 200 feet per lap for the 5K and 10K (2 laps).
- Visit the following link to see the course layout: CLICK HERE FOR COURSE LAYOUTS [https://tinyurl.com/2pns6vsb]
- Each event will only be run once at the start time listed above. The estimated end time is not intended to suggest there will be a second running of the same event.
- Please contact the race director, Ed Hamilton, with any questions or concerns. Email: [email protected], cell: 360-649-3004.
RACE PACKET PICK-UP AND IN PERSON REGISTRATION DETAILS
Registration, in person can be made at Pre-Race Packet pick-up locations (see below). The first distance events start at 8:15 am.
PRE-RACE PACKET PICK-UPS
Packet Pickups are at the following two events or on Thanksgiving morning at the event:
- Monday and Tuesday -- November 24th and 25th -- from 5:00 - 7:00 pm at the inside entrance to Dick's Sporting Goods at the Kitsap Mall.
WE WANT TO THANK OUR SPONSORS FOR MAKING THE TURKEY TROT HAPPEN. PLEASE VISIT THE LINKS TO SPONSORS ON THIS PAGE.
For the fourth straight year we're going free-range with our wild Turkey Trot at Newberry Hill Heritage Park. All events are run in the woods -- away from streets, sidewalks, and cars. The park offers a scenic 2.7 mile loop fire road which offers a great course for our 1-Mile, 5K and 10K events.
CHANGES IN 2025:
* We will likely NOT have race-day registration in 2025. We reached capacity in 2024 and race-day registrations is a significant chore at the last minute. Please check back for details!
* In 2025 we are increasing the numbers of port-a-potties to alleviate the lines we had in 2024.
* Since 2022, this will be a chip-timed event.
* Since 2023, we have initiated a "Family Registration" (discount!) package. Please see below for instructions.
_All proceeds from this event will benefit non-profit organizations and causes to fight hunger in our community._
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Parking is available on the property of Klahowya Secondary School. Please enter off of Newberry Hill and follow signs to the parking area. Staging, registration, and kids' dashes will occur on an access road to the Heritage Park. From the parking lot this access road will be clearly marked.
- Race packets will be distributed at multiple events during the week preceding the race. Packets will also be available on race day.
- The 1-mile, 5K, and 10K events will be run on a wide fire road consisting of compact dirt and rock. The 10K course makes a small detour onto a narrow side trail to supplement the distance needed. 10K racers will run the fire road loop twice. The course will be marked, and staffed for clarity. See link below for a course map.
- Strollers are permitted on the course. For 10K participants there is a detour off the fire road onto a path to add the necessary distance for the race. Unlike the fire road this stretch will require your attention as it gets narrow in a couple of places. However, the restricted area is only over about 100 feet in total.
- Well behaved, leashed dogs are permitted (and welcome!).
- Total elevation gain/loss for the course is about 200 feet per lap for the 5K and 10K (2 laps).
- Visit the following link to see the course layout: CLICK HERE FOR COURSE LAYOUTS [https://tinyurl.com/2pns6vsb]
- Each event will only be run once at the start time listed above. The estimated end time is not intended to suggest there will be a second running of the same event.
- Please contact the race director, Ed Hamilton, with any questions or concerns. Email: [email protected], cell: 360-649-3004.
RACE PACKET PICK-UP AND IN PERSON REGISTRATION DETAILS
Registration, in person can be made at Pre-Race Packet pick-up locations (see below). The first distance events start at 8:15 am.
PRE-RACE PACKET PICK-UPS
Packet Pickups are at the following two events or on Thanksgiving morning at the event:
- Monday and Tuesday -- November 24th and 25th -- from 5:00 - 7:00 pm at the inside entrance to Dick's Sporting Goods at the Kitsap Mall.
WE WANT TO THANK OUR SPONSORS FOR MAKING THE TURKEY TROT HAPPEN. PLEASE VISIT THE LINKS TO SPONSORS ON THIS PAGE.
Races
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10k
Thu 27th November 2025 (8:15AM PST)
$40.00
The 10K course will cover the Old Loop Road of the Newbury Hill Heritage Park. This will be two laps of the 5K course with a slight variation to account for the additional distance needed. The course is a fire road consisting of packed dirt and rock. There is less than 200 feet of elevation gain/loss over the course. Follow this link to see the course map: https://tinyurl.com/2pns6vsb -
5k
Thu 27th November 2025 (8:20AM PST)
$30.00
The 5K course will cover the Old Loop Road of the Newbury Hill Heritage Park. The course is a fire road consisting of packed dirt and rock. There is less than 200 feet of elevation gain/loss over the course. Follow this link to see the course map: https://tinyurl.com/2pns6vsb -
1m
Thu 27th November 2025 (8:25AM PST)
$17.00
The 1-mile course will a half-mile run away from the Start line, a turn-around and a return to the Start line. Follow this link to see the course map: https://tinyurl.com/2pns6vsb -
Pumpkin/Kids Dash
Thu 27th November 2025 (8:00AM PST)
$5.00
A 100-yard dash will be available for kids. This will be run on the course and will end at the Finish Line for other events.
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