Albrightsville, PA

Hickory Run State Park

3.25(based on 48 reviews)
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10 1
chriswhitey
Experience: 22.9 years 3 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Beautiful 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 10, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Beautiful scenery. Nice landscaping, beautiful grass, trees and shrubs throughout the front nine. Wooded back nine adds variety. Tee boxes are just the way I like them, long and flat.

Cons:

Poorly marked baskets, no signs on pole to tell you direction to next basket either. Map is not alot of help as it is not drawn to perfect scale. Very confusing the first time I played even with a map. On a few holes picknickers were in the way and didn't exactly hurry to get out of the way.

Other Thoughts:

If this course had visible markes both on the baskets and on the tee pads , as well as an arrow on each basket pointing to the next tee box this would easily have been a 4.5 for me. I absolutely love the course, it is very appealing ot the eye, baskets are in great shape, and it seems everywhere you look its just beautiful. I had such a good time the other day I played the last 12 baskets in a thunderstorm. I love this course, my favorite in NEPA. Can someone PLEASE mark the baskets better!!!!!
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Godard
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.7 years 65 played 46 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Classic wooded course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 21, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

Well worn-in and maintained, with groomed fairways in the open and little underbrush in the woods. Newish 3a and 3b holes present an upgraded challenge with some extra length. Back 9 is tight but fair; front 9 (or 10 i guess) is more open but still requires strategy and accuracy. Nice beach to jump into the water when you're done.

Cons:

Lots of foot traffic from joggers and picnickers. Only 1 or 2 alternate tees and one alternate pin, so repeat customers lose that variety.

Other Thoughts:

Take the time to scout out the holes. Hole 1 looks like a jumble of trees, for example, but there are actually about 3 viable paths to the pin. The entire course is full of holes that will make you think like that, and it's a real pleasure.
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jcavanaugh
Experience: 17.4 years 8 played 8 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 27, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

Great course all around about 1/2 being open fairways and the others being wooded. Next to no underbrush making finding discs easy

Cons:

Summer months park is packed with visitors that love to picnic and grill around some of the tee boxes and middle of some fairways. (Most a problem on the weekends)
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21111
Experience: 26.9 years 111 played 14 reviews
3.50 star(s)

sweet 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 7, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

offers a lot of shot diversity, well maintained, fun to play

Cons:

summer time the picnic tables/area gets more traffic but is not really an issue unless you try playing on labor day or fourth of July.

Other Thoughts:

after hole 2, walk left and back through the path to unveil hole 3a; it's a dog left over a creek. There are a few pin locations to challenge the very best. follow the creek down stream to the tee of 3b out of the shoot to the #3 basket. two of the best holes on the course.
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justin
Experience: 17.9 years 392 played 14 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 21, 2007 Played the course:never

Pros:

Simple, short course. A few dog legs to keep things interesting. Best holes occur once you get to #8/9 by lake for a bit of elevation and continue out of the picnic area. I love that stone wall on 14(?)

Cons:

Near lake so there were lots and lots of bugs. The first few holes don't cross over eachother but logical landing areas from one hole will interfere with play on another. I was also expecting this course to be much better based on reviews on this site. Even with map it was hard to match up tees to pins. Still fun though.

Other Thoughts:

First 6 holes are very open and dangerously close to picnic tables.
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maf763
Experience: 21 played 13 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Hickory Run 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 1, 2007 Played the course:never

Pros:

Course is in good shape, has a nice variety of holes.

Cons:

Relatively short. Sometimes the picnic tables are in use so errant throws can bonk bystanders in the head.

Other Thoughts:

Front nine is pretty open while the back nine is wooded and requires real accuracy. There's an extra hole over a creek and an alternate hole after the 2nd.
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innovaetor
Experience: 45 played 22 reviews
4.00 star(s)

In the woods 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 23, 2007 Played the course:never

Pros:

Good challenge with a variety of hole types.

Cons:

Some holes require too much luck, this is disc golf not craps, there should be a line to the pin.

Other Thoughts:

If you don't like throwing in the trees, play Walter Dam, it is nearby and a little more open.
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adlacro
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.9 years 152 played 125 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Not bad 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 7, 2007 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

18 holes, but you can play the extra holes "3a" and "3b" instead of the original 3 on the main course area. 3a is a diffulcult, tight hole ( I believe it's a 4, it should be anyaway) and 3b is a little more open. Both play over a creek and are tighter than the rest of the course. There are a few mandos in play, on holes 2, 16, and 18. None of them require too much finesse on your shot. Baskets are in great shape. Tees are mostly gravel, course is fairly well marked. They have done away with the walk in between 9 and 10, it seems to be a lot nicer and less crowded. Might have made the course a little longer as well. Water is available during the summer. Good picnic places. Becareful of pedestrians. Many of the holes are shorter holes. Nice mix of lefty and righty holes as well as good pin locations. The course is well kept and maintained.

Cons:

Some of the tees are kind of close to the baskets. The pedestrian factor can be larger in the summer but most of the time, it shouldn't be a problem.

Other Thoughts:

With the long walk now out of the equation, the course is better improved. The local club deserves credit for it. The Poconos sister course is Walter Dam, a mere 15-20 minutes away. A short drive from the turnpike as well as Interstate 80.
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