Eagle Ridge WAS a 9 basket course (never was 18 holes) in a very large county park. Due to the installation of Echo Valley DGC, in the same park, and directly adjacent, this is now a 6 basket course. I have not spoken to park officials or any of the locals who may maintain this course, but I would be surprised if the remaining baskets are not pulled at some point. Play it quickly if you want to bag it. Kind of a shame, because I actually enjoyed the 6 holes played today, definitely some low ceiling and tight line challenges not normally seen in a park setting course. It does seem fairly well maintained, just not used very much as a course.
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> Some nice shot selection, I really think rollers are the only viable birdie option on at least 2 of the 6 holes, maybe 3. Threw a FH roller off the tee as my best available line (for me anyway) for the first time in a while.
> Nice park setting

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> Possibly a soon to be removed course--see Echo Valley (which is the real deal, review coming soon)
> Old single chain mach baskets
> Dirt/grass tee areas, though not worn much, making me think course not played much at all in recent years
> Navigation is very tough without Udisc, though its tee pad locations seem spot on.
> Very small tee signs--again, need Udisc for naviation.

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BASICS:
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>Teepads--Dirt/grass, marked with concrete squares in the ground.
>Tee signs-- There are small orange signs on metal stakes (about 3' high) for the first 4 holes, after that, Udisc is needed to get to the right area. The alternate pads, which are numbered 10-18 but play to the baskets of 1-9 are still mostly there as well, but these are simply different tees, not different holes. Some of tee areas 1-9 are 'red', some are 'white'. But this is just a 9 hole course with red and white teepads for each, with no consistent numbering of them. And only 6 of the 9 baskets really playable at present.
>Baskets--6 older Mach's, a couple showing significant signs of aging, but still catch as expected. Basket/hole 7 is now hole 1 for Echo Valley--the position is exact, per Udisc, so the new course simply took over this basket location. This is perhaps the only place where you can play through a course, and the actual course changes right in the middle. The basket for 8 is gone, and while the basket for 9 is still there, the tee area is in the middle of the fairway for Echo Valley hole 1. As busy as that course is, good luck ever teeing off. Technically, one could still play hole 7, and just use the Echo Valley basket.
># holes--6 remaining--there were originally 18 numbered signs (most of which are still there if you know where to look), but these were just the red/white pads for the 9 baskets.
>Setting, type of course, fee?--Patricia Allyn Park, a large multi-use area with many other features, including Echo Valley DGC, a must play course if in the area, but it does stay busy.
>Elevation--One smaller hill on hole 5 (going down) and 6 (coming back up)
>Distance of holes--284'--446' (though the 446' felt more like 400' and plays downhill).
>Ease of getting to--Very easy, park to the left of the pond which is near hole one of Echo Valley.
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AMENITIES:
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>Parking--Plenty
>Bathrooms--Permanent pit toilets, nice for what they are.
>Water/food nearby--About 15 minutes away, water fountains near center playground area though.
>Clubhouse/disc shop--No
>Benches--A couple on hiking trail that tracks near the course, but none directly on course.
>Trash cans--Scattered through park.
>Bag holders--No.
>Next tee direction/signs--No--a major issue, as small orange tee signs are hard to see and completely missing from two of the six holes. Need Udisc to have a chance at playing this--which was very accurate though.
>Wheelchair/cart friendly--No, yes.

COURSE PLAY:
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>Shot variety--Not bad, two holes seem like mandatory rollers to get to pin. Threw a couple light hyzers and a mild turnover shot as well.
>Layout, long walks (inc back to car), loops--One now six-hole loop, all holes close to each other. Teepad 6 is in the field, near treeline to the right 5's basket, its basket near the large spruce tree on the pond. Hole 5 teepad is under a large tree near the 8-sided pavilion.
>Total distance walked--0.8 miles, but did some searching as well.
>Ease of finding next tee--Very hard without Udisc.
>General difficulty--Not hard, but birdies on the first 3 holes are bonus, IMHO.
>Mud/water issues--None seen really.
>Water or O/B to contend with--Hole 6 basket (and nine if you can tee off from the fairway of Echo Valley hole 1) are literally a few feet from the pond, which gets deep and murky pretty quick. Be careful on those two holes.
>Difficult rough/lost disc risk--Small, except for that pond.
>Scrape/scratch risk--Minimal.
>How busy was course/park--Course was empty, but park overall gets very busy.
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OVERALL:
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>Fun/enjoyment factor, would I play again? Not sure I will be able to, seems this one is on its last breaths...
>Who will this course challenge? Anyone without Udisc, and anyone who cannot throw a roller. Not too beginner-friendly, though the holes are not too long. Good challenge for rec players and maybe intermediate.
>Is it worth a drive? Yes--to play Echo Valley next door.
>Anything unique? I've never started on one course and ended on another. The couple near mandatory roller holes were different.
>Would be a half star higher with--easier to find teepads, move holes 7-9 to be playable. Get rid of "10-18". It is confusing, and nothing more than alternate pads for holes 1-9.

I am in my 50s, 100 or so courses played, 875ish.

Very well maintained inside a public park. Free.

I was visiting from out of state where we have a very robust disc scene. Without a clue as to where anything was, I had to "wing it" and guess where most holes were. after a few holes, I just ended up picking baskets to throw to. I wish there had been a course map or arrows pointing to the next tee, or anything at all. I ended up playing about 9 holes and leaving. I wish I could maintain a place like this with so much potential. With very little work, this could be a really fun place to play when I get back from Maine next time!

The course area very well maintained and mostly away from the other park activities. This is an Eagle Scout Project and I think they did a great job.

There are some long open holes to work on your distance game.

The course is played as 18 holes, using 9 baskets.

The water hazards (baskets right next to the pond) are very risky but it adds more challenge that I thought the course needed.

I rarely found the tee area even when using the course map. There are supposedly brick markers flush with the ground. Navigation was very frustrating and most times I just picked a place to tee off from based on the map.

The course is located at the backside of Patricia Allyn Park.

Tee signs would be a big upgrade for orienteering the course.

If there were less navigation frustrations I would gladly raise my rating. The Scouts did a nice job, I definitely respect their work here.