Riverbend Disc Golf Trail is kind of a question to an answer . This is supposed to be setting for the Song " Down By The Old Mill Stream " . The course neither comes into contact with a stream , nor is it part of a trail . There is plenty of parking at the beginning of the course , and bathrooms are at the parking lot .
Walk to Big Oaks 3 at the side of the lot . This first hole is right behind the building .
The Equipment : There is a nice kiosk with a map on the front of the Big Oaks 3 building .The cement tee pads are about 3 1/2 ' X 7' .Some of these holes have 2nd and longer tees . The signage is okay . A large hole # is on it , along with distance and par . The baskets are yellow banded Discatchers and in good shape . The course could use some Next Tee signs . Print or take a picture of the map .
The Landscape . The park was mowed , and in good shape when I played . The first hole is a flat 200' toss around some trees with a mound if you throw too far right . There is a mount you throw off of at hole #3 . , And that is all for the elevation . It is incredibly flat . There is a side of a pond that could come into play on the right of hole #2 , but no other water on the course . There are some baskets that are tucked into some spots with tree protection , but other than a couple of holes after #9 , where it is a tight lane shot , the course is park style and has open spots in most fairways .The course kind of goes clockwise in a nice park .
The highlights : The course plays short and was uneventful for the first several holes . It opens up a little with a 423' open fairway shot on #7 , then doubles back with 311' #8, which is a drive that is open to the left , but the basket is tucked into a tree/overgrowth line to the right . #14 is a tight 335' shot with trees growing out close to the fairway that will knock your disc out of the air if you don't throw a rope down the middle . You will cross a bridge on the left of the road to throw your last 3 shots to a more serene setting to the park #16 has a tree/brushline to your left and the basket under some trees at about 300' , #17 is a throw with rough to the right and the basket tucked behind some bushes to the left t 276' .
Signature Hole : Finishing hole #18 . 500' There is low brush on each side of the fairway , and the green is tucked into a grove of trees .
Time : It took me around an hour to play the course . A group of 4 could get through in about 2 hours .
Disc Risk : Moderate to low . Easily taking the pond out of play on 2 , you might have to look into some overgrowth if you chuck a bad drive , but I had no problems .
The course is flat , easy on the legs , and has enough variety in right and left holes to make it interesting .

#1 Navigation : You better print a map or take a picture of the kiosk , or you will get the full walk of the park . Even the walk from #1 to 2 ( go left of the lake on the path ) can confuse . More Next Tee signs are a must if they purchase anything else for this course . The walk from 15-16 would be a crazy guess for you . A lot of walking that includes crossing a bridge and heading left on a path .
#2 Safety : People at the pond on #2 people in the park here and there , and you crossing the roads in a few spots . These are a few places that can pose a risk to both you and park users that won't even know that there is a disc golf course around .
#3 Amenities : No benches , No practice basket that I saw , maybe bigger tee pads , and Next Tee signs . A shelter after 18 and near the bridge would be great .
#4 Lack of challenge . Good players will eat this course alive Most holes are under 300' and not technical , and only 2 courses are over 400' . No elevation and lack of obstacles and water

The course is not going to WOW you in any way , but I don't think it is going to disappoint , either . The variety might make up for the lack of challenge here , and increase the Fun Factor . The park has some nice trails, has some extras and is a nice drive after your play . The course designer did a pretty good job with what he had to work with .
My Recommendation : Riverbend is more beginner friendly . This ia a good course for the newbies and not bad for the families utilizing the park . Locals should have a good time here along with the 1 discer . Anybody intermediate and up will not be overly impressed , but maybe have some practice here . More likely , they will head up to Panther 335 20 minutes away . This course is only about 6 miles from I-75 , which is a decent stop for the traveler to stretch and a great stop for the Course Collector to grab this and Firestine Park .
Don't go much out of your way , but this is an okay stop for a weekday round or just to try a different course .

- Concrete tee pads
- Some alternate tee pads
- Quality baskets
- Nice big tee signs
- Clean park
- Practice basket
- Restrooms

- Most holes are just straight on
- No pictures on the tee signs, but not really needed as per above...
- Somewhere along the back 9, in the early teens I think it was, the place became crawling with grasshoppers and crickets. At first I just found it funny, but it just got worse until it felt almost infested and every step you took there were 15-20 things jumping every which way

~Amazing park with plenty to offer any visitor
~Signs, baskets, tee pads, paths are all high quality
~Easy navigation and a decent flow overall
~Solid mixture of holes, a handful of pro tees are a bonus
~Good use of the land provided

~Busy park activities will factor into some areas of the course
~Too many short straightforward holes takes away from the challenge
~Some places are fairly swampy
~Overgrowth could eat discs during the growing season

Visited on a windy late morning the day after Thanksgiving and was immediately impressed as soon as I crossed over the covered bridge into the park. The layout of the park is astounding with plenty to offer any group or family. Numerous playgrounds, trails, paths and interactive kiosks to keep non-disc golfers busy while the course is played. Practice basket and proper signage direct you to the start of the trail and from there navigation is simple due to ample signage. The first couple of holes are nice short warm ups with some trees that come into play. Unfortunately after that the next handful of holes play across from each other in a small wide open clearing. All of these are putter holes and are very disappointing. This could also be a disaster if the course is busy since they play in a circle next to each other. After that the course starts to improve with some long open drives mixed in with wooded holes. A decent amount of variety adds to an overall good layout. The last few holes seem detached from the rest of the course and play by a river in an area that appears to be subject to flooding. I played when the vegetation was not an issue, however it appears the areas along many of the fairways is allowed to grow during the warm months which may be a disc searching disaster if you can't throw straight. Wider fairways would probably be helpful. Most likely I will revisit during early Spring and late Autumn while visiting the area. It's a pleasant course all in all, however I wish it provided a better challenge.

Good mix of forehand and backhand shots though a big park.

short holes that are easy and without much obstacles on most holes.
the rough is overly thick in the summer .
nothing that makes this course stand out ,the hole design is boring .