River Run Course · Whitemans Valley
Kia ora, welcome to the Mangaroa Farms Disc Golf Course
We're glad to have you here on the land. 18 baskets beside Te Awa Mangaroa — come as you are, walk gently, and come back often.
The kaupapa
This course is part of something bigger
Mangaroa Farms is a charitable trust dedicated to ecological restoration, regenerative food systems, and reconnecting people with the living earth that sustains us. This course is part of that kaupapa.
As you make your way around, we invite you to slow down occasionally. Look up at the hills, notice the trees, the wind, the insects, the soil beneath your feet. Hopefully you'll find your disc quickly… but if you don't, it's a good excuse to explore.
We're blessed to have the Mangaroa River weave through the course, running approx 20km north to meet Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River. West from here sits the Mangaroa peatland — 300 hectares and up to 8 metres deep, the largest wet peatland in the lower North Island. What happens in this valley travels a long way downstream.
The farm around you is a former dairy farm now in regenerative pasture, backing onto 500+ acres of native old-growth forest, with 700+ acres of pine on the hills in front of you planned to return to native ngahere over the next few years. Over 55,000 trees have been planted across the farm so far, plus 15km of fencing to keep stock out of the waterways.
This course is still growing, just like the farm. Thanks for being part of the journey. Enjoy the challenge. Enjoy the walk.
May your discs fly true!
New to disc golf?
Played like golf — thrown, not hit
Disc golf is played like traditional golf, but instead of hitting a ball into a hole, players throw a flying disc at a metal basket in as few throws as possible.
The River Run course offers two tee pads on every hole:
Players Course
Longer, more technical lines — for players chasing a challenge.
Community Course
Shorter, more accessible layout — beginner and whānau friendly.
You're welcome to play a full round from either set of tees, or mix and match to suit your mood and skill level. If logging scores on UDisc, please stick to one layout for consistency.
On the course
A few simple courtesies
- Respect other players and allow faster groups to play through.
- Take your rubbish with you.
- Treat the land with love.
Watch out for hazards
- Uneven terrain
- Thorns
- The Mighty Mangaroa River
- Whitemans Valley Road — look thrice before pulling out to leave
Course donation
Pay your koha, grab a disc
100% of the funds from course fees are re-invested into the ecological and recreational development of the River Run Reserve.
Koha / donation
Course Koha
Your koha / donation keeps the course growing — mowing, baskets, tee pads, and the restoration mahi around you.
Per disc · 2hr session
Disc Hire
Per disc, for a 2-hour session. Collect and return your disc at the Mangaroa Farms shop (Kete Kai) during opening hours.
Add what you need, then checkout from the cart — it pops up bottom-right. Or use quick pay to go straight through. Or pay on our store.
Prefer cash or bank transfer?
- Cash box on site at the course.
- Bank transfer to Mangaroa Farms Ltd — 02-0528-0204247-01
Play FREE with any Mangaroa Farms shop purchase over $20. Thanks for visiting — have a great round!
The course
Course map
Red = Community Course (beginner friendly) · Orange = Players Course (more difficult). Park by the farm shop and walk in.
Out on the land
The course in photos
Get involved
Earn free rounds — or a lifetime pass
Contribute to the landscaping mahi going on here and earn free rounds or a lifetime pass. There is always planting, track-building, and course work to share in.
Email Zeb about helping outKete Kai
Play FREE with any farm shop purchase over $20
The farm shop is right by the course — regenerative meat, seasonal veg, and good things from the valley. Spend $20 or more and your round is on us.
Getting here
Find the course
Mangaroa Farms, 98 Whitemans Valley Road, Upper Hutt. Park in the course car park by the farm shop.
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