Home-Start Hike 2026
Step up and support Suffolk Families
The Home-Start Hike is open to Families, Individuals and Corporate Teams.
Dogs can also take part this year.
Step out with purpose this September and be part of the Home-Start Hike! Choose from four beautiful countryside routes and walk for a reason that matters to you – whether that’s quality time with the family, a personal challenge or a fun team-building day out with colleagues. Whatever inspires you to take part, your steps will help support a great local cause. Every penny raised goes directly towards helping Suffolk families who are facing tough times – including mental health challenges, loneliness and isolation, domestic abuse and family breakdown.
Lace up, get outdoors, and make a real difference – one step at a time.
Choose your walking challenge
There are four beautiful scenic routes in the Suffolk countryside to choose from, all starting and finishing at Kingfisher Leisure Centre in Sudbury. You can choose from 3 miles, 6 miles, 13 miles or 26 miles.
This year’s 3-mile route includes a fun family challenge,
with a prize for every child and a very special guest – Bluey!
Children taking part in the 3-mile walk can enjoy our fun Letter Hunt along the route. At the start, each child will receive a booklet and a pencil. As they make their way around the course, they’ll need to keep an eye out for hidden letters and write them down in their booklet. Once they’ve found them all, they can unscramble the letters to reveal a special phrase. Successfully solve the word jumble and they’ll receive a well-earned prize at the finish.
Registration Fees
Home-Start Hike Start Times
Sponsorship
If you can, we would love you to raise sponsorship as part of your Home-Start Hike. Every pound you raise will help provide vital support to families across Suffolk.
Creating your own JustGiving fundraising page is quick and easy. Simply visit the Home-Start Hike fundraising page using the link below and click the orange ‘Start Fundraising’ button.
From there, you can create your personal fundraising page, set a target and share it with your family, friends and colleagues. If you already have a JustGiving account, simply log in. If you are new to JustGiving, select ‘Sign Up’ and follow the steps to create your account.
Every pound you raise will help Home-Start Suffolk provide vital support to local families when they need it most. Thank you for making a difference!
Sponsorship forms are also available to download:
Home-Start Hike sponsorship form
Why your fundraising matters
Your fundraising efforts mean we can help support more families like Sophia’s.
When Sophia’s son was diagnosed with leukaemia aged just seven, her world changed overnight. A single mum of four, with a baby only six months old, she suddenly found herself juggling hospital stays, chemotherapy, sleepless nights and the overwhelming fear of losing her son. Sophia reached out to Home-Start Suffolk for help, watch her full story here:
Sophia’s story
Enter a team
We are inviting local businesses, clubs, community groups and teams of friends or family to take on the Home-Start Hike together.
Each team can include up to six people, with every participant can choose the walking distance that suits them. Team members don’t need to walk the same route or stay together.
Home-Start Hike T-Shirts
Adults and children taking part can also purchase event T-shirts, please add these to your order when you sign up.
T-shirts will be available to collect on the day when you sign in for the event. Please note there are changing facilities available at Kingfisher Leisure Centre.
Useful Information
Refreshments & aid stations
A refreshment stand will be available at Kingfisher Leisure Centre throughout the event. For those participants taking part in the 13 and 26 mile Hike, aid stations will be available at approximately 3 mile intervals.
With thanks to the following local businesses for supporting the Home-Start Hike Aid Stations:
Kit List
Please take a look at our recommended kit list for this event: Home-Start Hike kit list.
Event Terms & Conditions
To view the full Terms & Conditions for this event, please click on this link:
Home-Start Hike 2026 – Terms and Conditions.
