Absolutely loved the hike and tree coverage. Several ponds with geese, ducks, and interesting birds. During the day there wasn't much overlap and I had the place to myself most of the time.

It was really easy to navigate using the map and signage.

Tons of varying shots and the ability to make the course as difficult as you want it to be.

Ability to play from different tees that actually offer different experience. A+

No water fountains
Not ideal for cart
Could use a bit better tee boxes...

real solid design with great basket placement

The course offers a large variety of holes that allow for the course to be played by struggling players(me) and the more proficient player. 18 holes all with 3 different tee boxes and baskets that are topped with yellow rims that allow for you to easily see the basket unless the hole is long and windy like 14. The course allows you to play the front 8 or the back 10 due to the configuration. The front 8 is the more challenging course especially holes 2 and 3 where you can find many people struggling to keep their scores low. The back 10 has a lot of fun and challenging holes especially holes that favor the long thrower like holes 11, 14, 17, and 18. Hole 9 offers a challenging over the lake throw for more advanced players but offers it as a completely optional shot. Some of the holes offer a higher risk for losing a disc either in water or high brush(when not chopped down), but if you are a solid player the risk is low. Also, a disc returner box is located at the path to the white tee on hole 9. So put your name and contact on the back of your disc and you very well may get it back.
***A warning to those who play 17, its difficulty is deceiving. It's very easy to lose a disc either in the water or brush.***

Not all holes have permanent tee boxes. They are working on rectifying that, but it's a slow process. Due to this, some holes have very rutty tee boxes that aren't suited for large run-ups. 14 can be challenging to know where to go if you end up off the fairway. Not blaming the course since it's out of its control, but after a rainstorm, the course is extremely muddy and after snow and ice the course takes a long time to thaw/dry out. The tee pad to 14 was frozen this winter the few times I played.

I wouldn't play this course with a beginner as they will struggle immensely. It's a challenge and even after playing a large number of times there are still struggles you face. However, this course is a great course to play on if you like a challenge and it's in a beautiful trail system. Also, the community is super friendly so don't be afraid to tell someone they had a nice shot. The course will only improve as the years go on and I don't see the volunteer community going away anytime soon.

Greystone Woods is located in a very picturesque forest just outside of the noise of Northern NJ. This is one of the most beautiful pieces of land that I've played on, which is especially nice given its close proximity to NYC. As soon as you trek into the woods, the peaceful, natural setting greets you and you can really escape from everything else. This is a prime example of a course where the hike itself is almost as enjoyable as playing the layout.

The designers did a great job using the natural features of the park to create many fun, unique holes. There is a fantastic incorporation of streams, ponds, and mature trees. Elevation, while never too drastic, is used well and is seen on most of the holes in some way. One of the aspects of the course that I enjoyed the most was while it is mostly played in the dense woods, it doesn't feel repetitive. There are many shots that play from the open into the woods, while other holes play completely through the woods through varying degrees of thickness. The different uses of water add to the variety as well. Streams run through fairways and near baskets, and you get a big pond shot as well on hole 9.

One reason that I would love to play here often is that there are many lines offered on pretty much every hole. This allows the player to be creative. Even while most of the course plays through thick woods, you don't feel constrained to only playing certain lines; you still have plenty of chances to open up. Being able to do this consistently in the woods is a great quality.

Another one of the best parts of the design is the thoughtful pin placement. Baskets are often placed on slopes, near water and drop-offs, or are well-protected by trees. Also, there is a great variety of pars and hole lengths.

The three different tee positions do a great job of accommodating varying skill levels. Hole 9, for example, is a long pond shot from the blue tee, while the red tee doesn't go near the water. While this is a challenging, diverse course, new players also get to experience the unique setting that is offered while playing a simpler layout.

Navigation isn't a huge issue given that there are so many arrows that point you in the right direction, but there are still a few parts that aren't perfectly clear since there are so many different paths that you can take. There are times where multiple baskets are in view as well.

Tees are mixed, with most of them being natural. I can see them getting muddy and torn up over time. On that note, this is a rugged course with many paths consisting of mud and roots. Definitely not a simple walk in the park.

I really enjoyed playing in this type of setting, especially given its proximity to the city. With this being a newer course, I can only see it getting better over time. With a little more work and traffic, this course will continue to settle into a more defined form that the best courses have. I haven't played many courses in New Jersey, but this is my favorite in the state and I'd imagine that many others feel the same way.

Beauty, unspoiledness, challenge, shot lines, uncrowdedness, proximity to NY.
Some variety: par 4s, elevation gain/loss, open 17 and 18, ravine shots, alternate tee pads,
water features.
Locals are cool and this is a very scenic course.
Starts and ends well and has a number of interesting holes with risk/reward.
A few holes have very distinctive character (looking at you, tunnel shot on 9 and peninsula green on 17!)

Some poison ivy, especially in impenetrable left rough on 18--disc graveyard.
No practice basket.
Potential to lose your way from combo of inadequate signage and some hikes between holes. (Look for the little yellow arrows.)
Very occasional jogger or dog walker.
Drive from NY is demanding from a navigation standpoint. No public transportation (this could be considered a positive by some : )

I'm still a beginner, but man do I wish I lived close to a gem like this. IMO this ranks almost as high as Warwick (NY) and Charlie Vettiner (KY)--my 2 favorites (I've only played 10 courses total). 1-16 remind me of Leonard Park a little, but less thickly wooded. These are nice woods with tall mature trees and not a ton of undergrowth. If you love Warwick you will really like Greystone.

- 3 different tees for every hole and type of player
- beautiful serene woodsy park
- tons of elevation change
- great variety of winding long and short holes
- some fun unique holes that really differentiate from other courses by using the unique topography as best as possible
- benches on periodic holes
- signs with each hole and little arrows mark where the next tees are
- lots of fun water hazards
- the rough is punishing, but not lose your disc bad (for the most part at least)

- I guess the water could be a con to some as well, but really you only have a chance to actually lose the disc to the water on 2/3 of the holes. One of which is only if you play the blue tee.
- gravel/stonedust tees, but there are plans by the club to get concrete eventually I believe. And the tee pads are smooth enough that it doesn't bother me.
- 18's rough can be pretty gnarly depending on the time of year.

hole 1 is great start to a course. Nice easy hyzer shot that doesn't net any elevation, but does have a valley fairway with flat grassy green over the hill. Could easily get a 2, 3, or 4 here. Definitely can make a tone to the rest of the round, lol
Hole 2 is a nice long hole to get the party started. Flat tight and straight with the last part of the hole going uphill on a long gentle anny.
Hole 3 is a beast. A bit of a walk up the hill to get to in the first place and then the hole is all uphill and winds through a bomb FH flex flight. Not that I can even imagine anyone throwing that far, but that's the shape of the fairway.
Hole 4 is long downhill hyzer shot through a tunnel of trees. The basket is precariously placed at the end of the hyzer on the edge of a flat green that past it goes downhill another 40 feet or so. Can be quite punishing if you miss long with the putt.
Hole 5 is a short downhill that is open until the hyzer finish through the trees. Definitely still need an accurate line here.
Hole 6 plays over a walk way with high visibility (so I don't consider it dangerous not to mention few other walkers here) and takes a gentle anny that rides up near the water
Hole 7 is short steep downhill throw that requires either a luckyish hyzer or a precise RHBH flex shot. Fun. Green is steep and goes down towards water, but with all the trees from the basket to the water, it would be incredibly unlikely to hit that water. Not that it would be lost if it was in it anyways.
Hole 8 is slightly downhill and short with a gentle hyzer and the creek lining the entire right side.
Hole 9 is a bomb from the longs over the intimidating lake. The short is super tight low ceiling FH or super tight BH through two rows of pines. I really like the BH hyzer option here
Hole 10 is like throwing trough a circle. Very fair, but tight. Goes over a dam and up a hillside green with a built out platform.
Hole 11 is a long straight shot with a sloping right to left fairway.
Hole 12 is a nice refreshing uphill short shot from the middle tees and is a bomb from the longs with a twisting fairway
Hole 13 is tight and short from any tee making a gentle anny curve, but with quite the punishing right to left slope that will kill a poor drive
Hole 14 starts off with a big downhill drive that halfway down the hole makes a 45 degree hyzer turn. The deception here is that as you get closer to the green, a river follows and gets closer to the green
Hole 15 is a blind FH downhill shot over a creek.
Hole 16 is quite the big uphill shot with a few different lanes. The green is perched on a steep hill, but is actually very flat up there. One of my favorites.
Hole 17 is an intimidating downhill shot with water on the left. And the green acting as a bit of a peninsula with pines on the right. First real "open" shot though.
Hole 18 is a downhill wide open bomber with gross rough to the left and tall pines lining the right. Great way to end a tough wooded round of golf.

Ultimately this course is just a real fun beat down. Not as long or quite as hard as nockamixon, but it adds some real fun factor and risk/reward of it's own. The people helping are great and keep tinkering, but not in a bad way, which is why the tees are not concrete yet. With concrete tee pads and maybe a second set of baskets, this could be a real premier course, but it's super fun as is.

Great variety of forehand/backhand holes.
Good variety of distances.
Good variety of uphill, downhill and flat holes.
Nice Innova Discatcher baskets.
Great use of elevation.
Not too difficult to navigate.
Great course in an area that doesn't have a whole lot of courses nearby. I grew up in this area and would have never guessed that one day disc golf would come to Morris County. Great to have a course 10 minutes away from where I grew up. Now when I visit relatives I will have a great place to play.

Signage from basket to tee could be a little bit more conspicuously marked. Small yellow arrow markers and yellow squares nailed to trees are little bit hard to spot, but not that bad. We were able to find the next tee without too terribly much trouble.
No concrete tees. Natural tees. I'm sure that is just since this course is new and the local club is probably trying to raise funds for concrete tees.

Can't wait to come back and play this one again. Thanks to the local club and parks department for putting this one in.

Challenging 18 hole wooded course (except for two open holes) across from the old Greystone Psychiatric Hospital. Both a blue tee (long) and white tee (short) are offered with several red (rec) tees on some of the holes. Tee pads are of adequate size and there are laminated, colored signs with par, distance and flight path at each hole. Small yellow "next tee" arrows assist with navigation. Course makes very good use of water and elevation on multiple holes. The mid-part of the course is especially strong: holes 7 and 8 (short anhyzer and hyzer shots respectively to a basket near a stream), hole 9 (long shot over a large pond from the blue tee) and hole 10 (mid-range distance shot over the stream to a basket enclosed by a stone wall) are all excellent. Holes 14 (long downhill shot then left turn to a basket by the creek) and hole 16 (nice uphill anhyzer shot) set you up for two nice field holes to end your round. Course design and layout is well-conceived with good lines and pin placements. Pathways are getting worn in nicely with continued play.

As others have stated, most of the cons are all reflective of this course being newly built. The tee pads (loose stone) are OK but should be eventually upgraded, as should the tee signs. A few fairways need to be tweaked: 15 is a very good hole but you're throwing blind over a huge downed tree with no true flight path. Disc loss off hole 9 blue tee is a very distinct possibility- and is an awfully tough shot to land safely if you don't have the big arm. Parking during the winter months is limited to the grass area outside the main lot. There are no glaring course weaknesses which should prevent you from playing here.

Greystone Woods represents another quality course to appear on the NJ DG scene in the last 3 years and an essential venue to the Morris County area. A wonderful experience playing here. Greystone could quite possibly become the best course in NJ when permanent tees and signs are installed. This course offers great balance and variety. And while it is tough, it is not oppressive, rewarding great shots with birdie opportunities. Nothing seems repetitive. The property is magnificent, with the spooky main building of the old hospital (unfortunately slated for demolition) looming in the distance. Jeff, Eric and the many volunteers are to be given huge thanks for such a fine addition to the sport. The extra half-star represents the work put into this venue and the promise it holds. Can't wait to come back!

There are two teeboxes per hole that each offer a unique experience. Discatchers are in fantastic shape and the property is gorgeous. This course has a variety of shots that will make you use every disc you have, from tight hyzer lines to flicks to uphill/downhill bombs,and tunnel shots, this course really does have it all. Water is in play on a variety of holes so be careful! Also, contrary to belief, the course does NOT cross over itself. I can see how a first timer may think this, but don't worry, navigation is simple and you won't be walking unknowingly across any fairways.

The cons of this course are simply reflective of a brand new course. Teepads could be better (and will be). Unfortunately, there are no amenities on the property but there are garbage cans, bathrooms, etc. across the street. The designers are still toying with/solidifying where a few of the awkward teeboxes will go (Hole 10 for instance).

Greystone is a course worth traveling to play, without a doubt. Hole 1 is a great start to the course that plays through somewhat tight woods. Holes 2 and 3 are long, uphill par 4's or 5's that will punish you if you throw off fairway. 4 and 5 are fun, downhill shots. 6 and 7 are lefty friendly holes that have fast greens sloping into water. You'll want to birdie 8 and probably 9. 10 is a bit awkward but they're working on it. 11 is a long straight par 4. 12 is an uphill birdie opportunity. 13 is lefty friendly. 14 is an awesome par 4 with a great downhill tee shot that turns to a super tight fairway. 15 is a lefty friendly downhill par 3 with a creek in play. 16 is like throwing up a wall and is a lot of fun. 17 is my favorite hole of the course, especially from the Whites. Do not air out your drive or you're going swimming. 18 is a perfect finish with a huge downhill air opportunity.

18 Discatcher baskets with dual Blue and White tees providing a challenge for different skill level and variety of shots. Phenomenal use of the elevation, water and woods. Excellent flow of the course and variety of challenges from hole to hole. Two loops of holes back to parking lot. Beautiful park and course.

I played this course the first weekend it opened and as such the vast majority of my cons are simply from being a brand new course and I'm sure things have already improved and get better with more time. There was a fair amount poison ivy when I played, but the grass hadn't been mowed which I'm sure would get rid of it with regular mowing in the field. The woods were in much better shape as far as the rough which was surprising. Lacked signage and navigation was a bit rough even with map, although once paths get beaten in I think it will be much easier. Hole 7 and 8 lack a legit fairway IMO, 7 is pure pine plinko and 8 calls for a ridiculously tight line shape with the basket right by the water.

Not really a con, but it was a little weird passing the tee for hole 9 to get to hole 1. There were a number of non-disc golfers roaming the woods/fairways and fishing. Course might be a bit too tough for novice disc golfers.

Greystone Woods is not just going to be one of the premier courses in New Jersey, but one of the best courses around the region. The property is pretty ideal for disc golf with the water, elevation, woods, open space, and natural beauty. I was reminded a lot of Iron Hill in DE while playing here, but the holes here are quite different and unique, I'd say Greystone has a higher fun factor with more diversity. Greystone also has a couple gut wrenching shots with water hazards.

I played the long tees and starting at hole 1 I wasn't quite sure what kind of course I was about to play, but I was exited and with good reason. Hole 1 is a fairly innocuous par 3, a 270' BH hyzer through some woods and sloping elevation left to right and basket behind a ridgeline into the open. It's a tough 2 and not that hard to bogey. Next up is hole 2, I'm playing the course blind and can't see the basket from the tee but I see a fairway through the woods and throw a Boss as far as possible uphill through the gap. I finally see the basket as I approach my drive and I'm looking at still another big driver shot to get near the basket, wow this is a big uphill par 5! Next I walk into the the huge open area in the middle of the woods and find the next tee in the middle, and I spot the fairway going into the woods and uphill again. I huck my Boss up the gap and again looking at another driver approach to tough par 4. Next is hole 4, another par 4 but this time it's big downhill bomb through heavy woods, very fun hole. Next up hole 5 I walk back into the open area to tee off again and this time is a fun and tricky downhill par 3 that goes back into the woods and you want to make inside the gap. Hole 6 is a downhill wooded par 3. Hole 7 is a downhill par 3 with pine trees providing a thrilling dose of plinko to the basket on a fast sloping green. Hole 8 is another heavily wooded downhill par 3 with the basket next to the creek. How did they get so many downhill shots in a row!? So after hole 8 you have completed the first loop of holes, you have already been put through the ringer, right?

Next up is maybe the signature hole, good ole #9 a reachable par 4. The long and short tees are vastly different shots. Playing the long tee you are overlooking the massive pond that sits between you and basket and the line of woods around the pond ready to knock your disc into it if you miss the landing area. This hole is probably more bark than bite, it's thrilling and intimidating! Next is hole 10 a short par 3 overshooting the dam with the basket on a very fast slope and trees around, another fun hole. Next is hole 11, a 534' downhill par 4 through heavy woods, I managed to have a decent look at a deuce, but my putt rimmed around the basket. Hole 12 is winding par 4 through the woods with some rolling elevation, another solid hole. Hole 13 is a par 3 straight tunnel shot with a protected and tricky basket. Hole 14 is downhill par 4 through heavy woods. Hole 15 is a short downhill wooded par 3 with the basket across the creek. Hole 16 is a short par 3 uphill shot through woods with the basket around a fast green. Alright now you have made out of Dante's 16 holes of wooded hell and back into the light of day and you will hear the angels singing hallelujah for the last two wide open holes and both happen to play downhill. Hole 17 changes quite a bit from the long and short tee. From the long tee it's a long par 5 that starts out from a tunnel of woods into the open and then turns to the left and there is water to the left and the basket is almost on a peninsula and guarded by trees to the sides. The short tee is a straight downhill bomb, but the water is just behind the basket to the left and you have the basket on a peninsula with the woods guarding shots from the left or right. Hole 18 is par 4 downhill bomb with the basket nestled into the right side of the woodline. Fantastic way to finish the beast of a course. So if you are into this kind of masochistic disc golf, this is the course for you and me!

The course is very challenging. Rewards good shots and punishes bad shots. You will use almost every disc in your bag and a variety of shots. Hazards come in to play on about half the holes. Good use of elevation to create interesting shots.

The course is brand new so there is an ongoing effort to clean up decades on trash. It is miles beyond what it was just a few months ago. There are many rocks along the walkways and fairways that can lead to a very fatiguing day. The rough is nearly impossible to navigate. Make sure you have a spotter to prevent the loss of discs. Sharp thorny thorns are thorny. Not the typical thorns that are easily visible but the tiny ones that surprise you and sting a little. Teepads can be inconsistent but that comes with funding and time.

This course will get a 5 after a year or so of regular maintenance and cleanup. The layout is amazing. The challenges of a new course is getting it seasoned so everyone can play without dealing with the little things. Jeff Mahler and Eric Robbins should be proud of the course they created.

The course sits on a great plot of land that makes the course very fun to play. It is a very mature forest so there is little underbrush and few low limbs in the way. Which also makes finding disc rather easy while in the wooded sections. The course has nice variety of different types of hole. Including about equal up/down hill shots, as well as about equal L to R and R to L shots. The is also a beautiful over lake shot on the longer tee of hole 9.

I don't have many cons about the course, but right now there is a high risk of loosing a disc on holes 17 and 18 due to some high and very thick grass as of 8/10/14. (But this can be managed if a spotter is down the fairway). As the course is very new I am sure that this will be taken care of as time progresses.

The course has been playable for a couple weeks now but, the course had the official opening day on 8/10/14.

Water comes into play on a number of holes, but besides 9 long it is just a small stream and disc can be recovered easily.

As this is a wooded course, it is going to be a bit more technical course then one that has open field shots. I personally really like this course in the about 10 times I have played it I still find each hole enjoyable every time.