This is an enjoyable pay-to-play course offering a mix of open bombers and tight woods holes. Gently rolling hills throughout the course, so moderate elevation changes are a factor on many holes.

The wooded middle of the course features lovely rock outcroppings that enhance the beauty and challenge of the course. Rock outcroppings are also used well to create picturesque basket and tee positions. Pretty stone walls line fairways on a few of the wooded holes.

Concrete tee pads on most holes (but see cons), and wooden tee platforms have been constructed on a couple of the woods holes. Trash cans, recycling containers, and butt cans throughout the course.

Nice long footbridge across a boggy meadow in the fairway of hole 17 (I think). Indoor bathroom in the building by the parking lot. Course map near hole 1.

Disc-eating rough is quite thick and includes abundant poison ivy. Avoiding the tall grass rough on the open field holes is fairly easy, but a bad tree kick in the woods can send your disc into the thick stuff, including some boggy areas.

Basic tee signs list hole number, distance, and the (generous) hole par. Maps on the tee signs would make it easier to figure out basket locations, which are not always obvious from the tee.

Most tee pads were grippy concrete but the size varied. Some were plenty long form my short-ish run-up, but a few tee pads were small enough to feel constrained. The wood platform tees were a bit short for a comfortable follow-through, and might get slick in wet conditions.

Rustic log bridges across gullies were helpful, but footing was a bit tricky in places.

Playing here feels like a tale of two courses. The field holes are mostly wide open, whereas the woods holes are mostly short and tight. I enjoyed my round, but the contrast between the open and wooded sections of the course felt a bit discordant.

I did not recognize the basket type, but they were painted orange and had wide chains that caught well. No band so sometimes difficult to spot in the woods, although some baskets had flags.

Some dishonorable person had stolen the honor box, and the note written to the thief was, um, colorful. The office was open when I played, so I paid there.

Shorter holes have a marker board to record aces, which is a clever idea that I have seen on a few New England courses.

Cider Hill Farm is a fairly new P2P course in the small town of Waldoboro Maine.

The course combines holes playing across open fields with more technical holes in the woods, and enough elevation to warrant the "moderately hilly" description.

The first 7 +/- holes play in a huge, partially mowed field. While most of the holes are wide open, there are a few strategically located trees and shrubs to make things a bit more interesting. The field is sloped, so you are generally throwing either uphill or downhill. As you might imagine, the longest holes on the course are in this section.

About half of the holes play in a forested area. These holes tend to be short, tight, and technical. With a few mandos and a creek in the mix, along with some elevation there are a nice variety of lines to explore here. Having both BH and FH skills is a big help here.

Tee pads were a combination of poured concrete, rubber, and a couple of wooden platforms. All were flat and level and were certainly adequate. One pad is actually a large exposed ledge of rock.

Baskets were in great shape and caught well. Tee signs presented hole number, par and hole distance.

About half of the holes are open. In many cases totally open, so you're throwing either gently uphill or gently downhill with no real lines to worry about. Hole 4 is a good example. At over 600' it is the longest in the course, but there is absolutely nothing between the tee and the pin but grass.

Tee signs were very basic. Simply hole number, distance and par. On a few holes the basket wasn't visible from the tee, so at least a basic hole diagram would have been a plus.

Many of the holes play near each other, so being aware of other golfers is a good idea. Especially in the wide-open areas I saw a couple of drives make it onto adjacent fairways.

While this is a decent course, I don't think it measures up to many of the other pay-to-play courses in this part of Maine. The per-round price of $3.00 may reflect this, as it's about half of what the "better known" courses charge.

Overall a perfectly fine place to get in a round if you're passing through the area, but with courses like Sabattus, Pineland Farms, Acker's Acres and Bittersweet Ridge all within about 20 miles Cider Hill Farm is facing some stiff competition indeed!