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Mont du Lac - Hidden Meadows reviews
8
5
BlackberryGirl
Experience:
15 played
15 reviews
Come prepared or don't bother 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 18, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
This course offers many holes on and around the ski hills. It is basically far left uphill to the hardest course. Eagle on the ski hills I think. Then the more flat course which is impossible to get to without having someone drive you up the hill and pick you up.
Cons:
Not a single map posted or available. Staff seemed unaware of anything but charging $10 per person. They could not tell us where the three courses were or even where any of the #1 holes were. We were told to download an app (but slow wifi onsite). We believe we downloaded and got into the app but the map did not have detail or was not accurate. Very frustrating day and cannot recommend it.
Other Thoughts:
We played Eagle #2-#9 (or up the hill) because we were told that the easier course was at the top. We were exhausted getting up. After another long walk we did find the Hidden Meadows course and played a few holes. We hiked back expecting to finish Eagle 10-18 but could not find the holes down. Finally threw one long downhill toss and walked down to car.
9
0
Less extreme, but just as satisfying 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:May 18, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
Bright orange Vortex baskets, caught very nicely and have a pleasant sound to them
Nice mix of open vs. wooded - a big thing I love in all courses
A couple awesome par 4's and one great par 5 - legit two/three shot holes. The par 5 is mostly open but has a birch "gateway" to get through halfway down on the left side, with relatively steep dropoffs on the left, and jail trees to the right, so you've gotta hit that window and control your fade, or lay up. Great risk reward and use of trees in a mostly open field hole. One of the par fours also starts in the open but has a mando tree right so you have to play tight to the left side treeline. You've gotta hold straight and then hyzer (RHBH) just after hitting the mando tree gap, and hope you've controlled it well enough to land in a somewhat narrowing fairway which starts going down a valley. The next shot plays across said valley about 90 degrees left of the original off the tee fairway. Basket is perched on top of the other end (the second half of this hole is very reminiscent of hole 2 at Deer Lakes in Pennsylvania, albeit a bit wider). Honestly I played this back in May so I kinda forgot the other par 4.
A couple nice ace runs which are always great when mixed with longer shots.
Aesthetic - while not using the insane, off the wall elevation of the ski hill like the other two courses on the property, this course is still very wonderful to look at. One basket is perched in a tree (similar to Woodland Greens hole 17 at Highbridge), and little valleys and streams add to the peaceful and gratifying look of the course. The open holes and fairways inside the woods holes are mowed nice and low and look wonderful against the trees. Every once in awhile you get a nice peek out of the trees and remember how high up you are compared to the Duluth/Superior. area.
Good risk/reward - hole one plays along a ridgeline, and plays as a continuous gentle hyzer, so for an am demands a fairway driver, and if you don't control that angle you can crash into woods on the right putting you in jail or you could send it down the hillside on the left and put elevation into play really quickly, in addition to thick foliage. The par 4 with the valley top pin as well as the par 5 with the steep woods on the left and the gap come to mind in the RvR category as well.
Less extreme - this is a pro in the light that if you don't enjoy crazy balls to the wall climbs, you can take this course at a leisurely stroll pace - it feels more of a park style course, in terms of physical exertion needed to navigate.
Course flows pretty well, all holes are pretty intuitive and have hole number and distance.
Variety of straights, lefts, and rights
Very fun, challenging, and unique overall.
Nice mix of open vs. wooded - a big thing I love in all courses
A couple awesome par 4's and one great par 5 - legit two/three shot holes. The par 5 is mostly open but has a birch "gateway" to get through halfway down on the left side, with relatively steep dropoffs on the left, and jail trees to the right, so you've gotta hit that window and control your fade, or lay up. Great risk reward and use of trees in a mostly open field hole. One of the par fours also starts in the open but has a mando tree right so you have to play tight to the left side treeline. You've gotta hold straight and then hyzer (RHBH) just after hitting the mando tree gap, and hope you've controlled it well enough to land in a somewhat narrowing fairway which starts going down a valley. The next shot plays across said valley about 90 degrees left of the original off the tee fairway. Basket is perched on top of the other end (the second half of this hole is very reminiscent of hole 2 at Deer Lakes in Pennsylvania, albeit a bit wider). Honestly I played this back in May so I kinda forgot the other par 4.
A couple nice ace runs which are always great when mixed with longer shots.
Aesthetic - while not using the insane, off the wall elevation of the ski hill like the other two courses on the property, this course is still very wonderful to look at. One basket is perched in a tree (similar to Woodland Greens hole 17 at Highbridge), and little valleys and streams add to the peaceful and gratifying look of the course. The open holes and fairways inside the woods holes are mowed nice and low and look wonderful against the trees. Every once in awhile you get a nice peek out of the trees and remember how high up you are compared to the Duluth/Superior. area.
Good risk/reward - hole one plays along a ridgeline, and plays as a continuous gentle hyzer, so for an am demands a fairway driver, and if you don't control that angle you can crash into woods on the right putting you in jail or you could send it down the hillside on the left and put elevation into play really quickly, in addition to thick foliage. The par 4 with the valley top pin as well as the par 5 with the steep woods on the left and the gap come to mind in the RvR category as well.
Less extreme - this is a pro in the light that if you don't enjoy crazy balls to the wall climbs, you can take this course at a leisurely stroll pace - it feels more of a park style course, in terms of physical exertion needed to navigate.
Course flows pretty well, all holes are pretty intuitive and have hole number and distance.
Variety of straights, lefts, and rights
Very fun, challenging, and unique overall.
Cons:
Hole pars are only listed on Udisc
Only one tee per hole, as well as pin location per hole if I remember correctly - I may be misremembering though, please forgive me if I am wrong.
Lots of hole that don't have the WOW factor, and get lost in the mix. I am reviewing this course months after playing and sadly I have forgotten a chunk of the holes.
Only one tee per hole, as well as pin location per hole if I remember correctly - I may be misremembering though, please forgive me if I am wrong.
Lots of hole that don't have the WOW factor, and get lost in the mix. I am reviewing this course months after playing and sadly I have forgotten a chunk of the holes.
Other Thoughts:
An absolutely fantastic 3rd addition to the collection of courses on MDL. Really rounds out the group, filling in the more mellow terrain style course slot. Just as pretty, as the others, without the steep cliffs and scary dropoffs found on the other two.
Just an overall relaxing disc golf experience and accessible to almost everybody. Some additional tees and pin placements could really make this a 4.5 or possibly 5 star course. Really impressed with this incorporation to the disc golf experience at MDL.
Just an overall relaxing disc golf experience and accessible to almost everybody. Some additional tees and pin placements could really make this a 4.5 or possibly 5 star course. Really impressed with this incorporation to the disc golf experience at MDL.
