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Sapwi Trails reviews
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EPIC! 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jan 21, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
Everything about this course is epic. One definition for epic states, "impressive or grand in scale." Sapwi Trails DGC is epic in it's:
360 degree views of the surrounding hills with all the houses built on them.
Top of the world # 16 plus two other great downhills.
Extreme dangers/hazards on your right side.
Safety concerns.
Shot shaping required.
Uphill holes.
Holes on sloping hillsides.
Long walkouts.
Challenge.
Five foot tall bushes to throw over.
Physical endurance tested.
Courage needed.
The Sapwi Trails Community Park is a large, sprawling natural type park with trails everywhere. The park sits down in a deep valley with parking lots on both sides. Google maps led me to the parking lot on the wrong side so I started by basket 10 and played 11-19 and then 1-10. The tee pads are floor grate type and aren't the most level. The signs are the simple yellow campground site marker. They are virtually indestructible but don't give any information, just the hole number. There are also some next tee yellow markers which are most helpful. The baskets are yellow Discatchers complete with numbers.
This course is designed for intermediate play and above although the rec player can enjoy some holes but many are too long and dangerous for us. The par 4's and the one par 5 are both scary and advanced level challenging. # 12 is a 500' par 4 throwing across miles of 5' high grass to a basket set up on a hillside. # 2 is a 390' brutal, blind, uphill throw around an incredibly nasty gorge (steep, deep and filled with ugly plants) to a basket set just past the end of this gorge. # 3 is just a 352' par 3 but you have to cross a deep gorge with a creek in it. Your disc could easily be swatted down by one of the guardian trees.
# 4 is the 900' par 5 which follows a water basin around a long hyser path. # 5 is a 318' throw over a pond/muddy area/dry area depending on the season. # 7 is a 460' par 4 which plays along the same deep water basin that # 4 uses but then turns up a small path to a basket set near to some deep rough. # 10 is like 440' but plays more like 550' throwing up a steep hill. And I ended up with this as my 19th hole. Exhausted!
Hole 16 is 500' "Top of the World" type throw to a basket out in the open. It's a long par 3. # 13 is a great 275' downhill toss as in # 9, 279' over the rocks. And there is the aforementioned # 1.
360 degree views of the surrounding hills with all the houses built on them.
Top of the world # 16 plus two other great downhills.
Extreme dangers/hazards on your right side.
Safety concerns.
Shot shaping required.
Uphill holes.
Holes on sloping hillsides.
Long walkouts.
Challenge.
Five foot tall bushes to throw over.
Physical endurance tested.
Courage needed.
The Sapwi Trails Community Park is a large, sprawling natural type park with trails everywhere. The park sits down in a deep valley with parking lots on both sides. Google maps led me to the parking lot on the wrong side so I started by basket 10 and played 11-19 and then 1-10. The tee pads are floor grate type and aren't the most level. The signs are the simple yellow campground site marker. They are virtually indestructible but don't give any information, just the hole number. There are also some next tee yellow markers which are most helpful. The baskets are yellow Discatchers complete with numbers.
This course is designed for intermediate play and above although the rec player can enjoy some holes but many are too long and dangerous for us. The par 4's and the one par 5 are both scary and advanced level challenging. # 12 is a 500' par 4 throwing across miles of 5' high grass to a basket set up on a hillside. # 2 is a 390' brutal, blind, uphill throw around an incredibly nasty gorge (steep, deep and filled with ugly plants) to a basket set just past the end of this gorge. # 3 is just a 352' par 3 but you have to cross a deep gorge with a creek in it. Your disc could easily be swatted down by one of the guardian trees.
# 4 is the 900' par 5 which follows a water basin around a long hyser path. # 5 is a 318' throw over a pond/muddy area/dry area depending on the season. # 7 is a 460' par 4 which plays along the same deep water basin that # 4 uses but then turns up a small path to a basket set near to some deep rough. # 10 is like 440' but plays more like 550' throwing up a steep hill. And I ended up with this as my 19th hole. Exhausted!
Hole 16 is 500' "Top of the World" type throw to a basket out in the open. It's a long par 3. # 13 is a great 275' downhill toss as in # 9, 279' over the rocks. And there is the aforementioned # 1.
Cons:
I played on the MLK holiday on there were quite a few bicyclists, lots of hikers and a couple of trail runners in the park. # 1 starts with 390' downhill blast to a basket very close to a fork in the trail. It would be too easy for a bicycle or a runner to come around the corner there. The final three holes all play near or right up this path. There are signs stating this is a one-way trail but I ran into two teens come roaring down this trail, the wrong way ignoring the warning signs.
Holes 18 and 19 both play this path with a deep, sloping gorge on the right.
It's a long arduous trek. Would be really dry and dusty in summer. Bring lots of water.
It's a very long walkout between 3 and 4. Very long!
This section of holes, 4-8 is particularly confusing the first time through.
The tee pads are inconsistent at best. Some are nice and smooth, others are rough and bumpy.
Holes 18 and 19 both play this path with a deep, sloping gorge on the right.
It's a long arduous trek. Would be really dry and dusty in summer. Bring lots of water.
It's a very long walkout between 3 and 4. Very long!
This section of holes, 4-8 is particularly confusing the first time through.
The tee pads are inconsistent at best. Some are nice and smooth, others are rough and bumpy.
Other Thoughts:
I was almost honored to be the first one to review Sapwi Trails Disc Golf Course. I think it will soon be mentioned and ranked among California's top courses. I think the safety concerns and lack of better signage might hold my rating down, just a hair. But I believe Sapwi Trails will receive quite a few 5.0 ratings but I'm going to use some restraint to and give it a 4.5. I may be proven wrong. I can visualize top pros loving this course. I don't envision this tired old recreational player returning.
