Waipu Caves Farm Park
Run & Walk Series
A series of several run walk events at Waipu Caves Farm Park, a 320 acre private conservation & recreation park.
The terrain varies across, farm road, forest trails, grass paddocks, up hills, along valley flats and some across rivers and through muddy ponds.
Each event has a different mix of terrain to best suit the theme.
Co-ordinating events is nothing new to us, but this is the first season of doing the run walk and mud-run events. We will have some learning along the way and so we are starting with just 300 participants. The plan is that we will have these events each month from May to October each year. We already run Cave Concerts from October to April and will be doing music concerts in our outdoor theatre from January 2027. We also run school and youth camps.
School Cross Country - we will also be offering these run walk events to schools on the Friday before the weekend events. Please contact us about this.
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Colour Run Walk - Sunday 20th September
Note added 31 August by Ian. We just did a quick name change from Colour & Costume Run Walk to just Colour Run Walk. This is because Google was confused with the word costume and ranking our page low in a search.
This Colour Run Walk is focused around our farm roads (mostly 4-6m wide gravel) which links 3 area together and there is optional forest trails (mostly dirt) off the roads for those who want to add distance and trail style terrain. The Colour element is that we have colour powder (coloured corn flour) for squirting at yourself, friends and others. You can buy this from us in squirt bottles ($5 per bottle).
The distances range from 3 to 5km mostly on farm roads with you can do twice if you like or you can add in sections of forest trails to add more distance.
Arrive from 9am. There will be parking attendants to direct you where to park.
Registration and sign in from 9:15am. This is next to the start area.
Assemble at start point 10:00am for quick brief and start..
Finishing about 12:00-12.30pm.
Spot prizes at 12.30pm
Lunch, there will be some food trucks.
There is wash drums for cleaning yourselves at the finish area.
Mudmania Mud-Run - Sunday 27th September
now with morning & afternoon start times
This is a short (about 1.5km) course purpose built for the Mudmania Mud-Run.
There are obstacles including mud ponds, water ponds, slippery slides & slopes, log obstacles, nets, commando crawls and more.
This course is designed for spectators and participants, so family and friends can watch closely. All spectators must buy a spectator ticket.
The course is lapped to suit your own challenge.
Children age 5-12 must be participating with a parent/adult.
Tickets - limited to 300 participants or spectators (per session).
Same ticket price no matter how many laps you do, or whichever start time you will choose.
Adults 18 years upwards: $25
Teenage 13 -17 years: $15
Children age 5 -12 years: $10
Spectators age over 5 years: $5
Food & Drinks.
There are food carts at the course.
MORNING SESSION
9:00am onwards, arrive and park. There will be parking attendants to direct you where to park. Make your way to the Mudmania course about 400m - 750m walk from parking areas.
9:30am onwards, at the course, registration and sign in. All participants to sign waiver and make way to starting point.
10:00am Quick Briefing & Start with youngest first (with their parent/adult participating with them).
11:30am Spot prizes.
AFTERNOON SESSION
12noon onwards, arrive and park. Make your way to the Mudmania course about 400m - 750m walk from parking areas. This time always for buying lunch from food trucks.
1:00pm onwards, at the course, registration and sign in. All participants to sign waiver and make way to starting point.
1:30pm Quick Briefing & Start with youngest first (with their parent/adult participating with them)..
3:00pm Spot prizes.
There is water drums for washing, and fire drums to warm up around.
This section edited by Ian Fox 11am Wednesday 19th August 2026.
Hill Climb Run - Sunday 18th October.
The Hill Climb
This is a 1km circuit track climbing steeply uphill 90m elevation over 400m distance (the last 50m is about 60 degrees) and then returns to the bottom via a farm track which is 650m back to the start/lap/finish point.
The goal is for you to do as many loops as you can.
This event is for teenagers and adults. However if kids a bit younger, who are serious athletes want to do it, they can (register them as a teenager).
Athletes should have footwear with grip or sprigs.
The course is set up for spectators to watch in several locations.
There are 2 time limit options you can pick from.
Option 1 - Total Time Limit. Do as many laps as you can in 2 hours.
Option 2 - Elimination Time Limit per lap. You must do each lap within a time limit. The time will reduce each lap.
Arrive from 9am.
Registration and sign in from 9:15am. This is next to the start area.
Assemble at start point 10:00am for quick brief and start.
Finishing about 12:00-12.30pm.
Spot prizes at 12.30pm
Lunch, there will be a food truck.
There are wash drums for cleaning yourselves at the finish area.
Tickets, same price no matter how many laps or sections you do.
Ticket numbers are limited to 200.
Adults 18 years up: $25
Teenage 13-17 years: $15
Spectators (over 5 years): $5
Tickets coming soon.
More info to come.
This section edited Wednesday 2nd September.
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