- Amazing course infrastructure -

First the concrete tee pads are present for both the long and short pads and are more than adequate. Tee signs are are great, well built, nice design on them and give you all of the relevant information. There are next tee signs at both courses out here and they are all color coordinated. If you're playing the short tees, follow the yellow 'next tee' signs, if you're playing long pads then follow the black 'next tee signs', really simple. You will never need Udisc out here after finding the first hole because the infrastructure is so good and the course was designed and flows in an intuitive way. There are benches at almost every hole and many spots to sit down at through out the course as you walk so if you need a moment to sit down to tie your shoe or whatever always something close by. One thing I thought was cool was the big wooded blocks behind the tee pad that act as a shoe scraper during the muddy season as this Texas mud is no joke! I needed it in early January!

- How the design challenges you -

There are many ways in which this course can and will run up the number on your scorecard.

First is distance: even the "short" pads aren't really short and have many par 4/par 5 holes on it as well as a variety of par 3 distances but no easy gimme deuces on the course. From the long pads these distances are increased significantly.

Next up is elevation: Many holes out here have small elevation changes and one of my favorite features of the fairways and greens on some holes are these little ditches right before baskets with the basket on the high point of the hill. These act as mini bunkers of sorts making your upshot or putt be uphill and just that much more difficult. I could see that over time, the more you play the course the more you learn where you need to land in order to maximize your chances of staying out of these bunkers and upping your opportunities for lowering your score. The rolling hills, mostly down hill on the more open, grassy section of the course is not only pretty but is a chance to really let rip big drives and those rollers you've been working on. Some interesting basket locations in this section as well with a few in valleys from the fairway with trees guarding it or slightly perched up from the fairway so learning how to navigate the elevation here is key.

Next up is hole shape or dogleg holes: The doglegs on this course are amazing, some with double doglegs and some fairways with double routes means you have many ways of finding advantages over the next guy. On par 4 dogleg holes figuring how and where to land to make your next throws as easy as possible is a fun challenge that one playthrough just isn't good enough. The variety of these doglegs favors only those who can manipulate a disc like the flick of a lighter manipulates flame. If you only know a RHBH hyzer you're going to struggle, A LOT here so better learn a FH and a turnover because you'll likely need all of those with these nasty dogleg holes.

Next is stroke adding obstacles, talking about water and OB. There are only a few holes where water comes into play but the ones it does it REALLY comes into play! The short pad for I believe it is 8a or 9a, can't remember at the moment but it throws straight over the pond you see when you drive in and is a 210 foot water carry and even further from the long pad. The other lake hole is the hole that plays in the opposite direction from hole and throws with the lake covering most of the right side of your throw with the basket tucket up in the trees on that little bluff. This one you can at least avoid the pond with a very safe shot that probably guarantees you a 4 at least. If you want a birdie on this hole gotta risk it for the biscuit as they say. The hole after this is a long, more open grass shot to a basket lower than from where you throw and the OB is on the left the whole way. There are a few other holes out here with OB marked off but not many as the trees do enough to you that OB just feels super mean on top of that!

Last is trees: The trees here are unforgiving and start pretty much straight away but get serious on hole 3 with only a few let ups through out. There are many double fairways here which I love so much and you can find the right one for you. If you hit one of these trees though your disc is getting kicked off into the rough somewhere nasty where your next shot is quite difficult and getting up and down is very difficult. The amount of punishment the trees do here to bad throws is really really awesome, too many courses allow you to throw badly and still get par but not here. Every time I got a par here it felt good and a birdie felt amazing.

- The pro shop/restaurant -

Nicky at the shop is awesome! Really friendly and welcoming guy! My back was aching and he saw me trying to stretch my back against a tree from across the course and drove the golf cart out to me to make sure I was alright, offer me something, a ride back. Had a great conversation with him about disc golf, life, just shooting the shit, good dude. Anyway the shop has snacks and drinks and if you're there near or on the weekend they fire up the grill and make some food. They have new and used discs there as well, some with a Hideaway stamp which was a good idea, I walked away with one. You can also rent a walking cart to save the back which is what I should have done!

- Other stuff -

Of course he has now has the shorter and somehow even tighter lined Scorpion course on site with many of the same amenities as the this course and is a fun warm up or cool down to this course. Don't get me wrong it's still challenging! There is also a driving range near the parking lot that has distance in feet measured out that I didn't use but a good spot to warm up at. Several practice baskets all around the clubhouse/pros hop area as well.

- It was REALLY, REALLY muddy when I played it in early January and it hadn't even rained in a while either
- It's not a very accessible course, in that I mean it's not a place you take a new player to unless they are way too cocky about getting a birdie that one time at the local pitch n putt and you need to humble them a bit... or a A LOT
- I actually saw a bit of litter just off the tee pad and fairway for hole 2! There is a special place in hell reserved for people who would litter on a fantastic piece of disc golf only property like this one, what a shame!! My guess is it's recent and that by the time you've read this Nicky will have cleaned this up
- The grill is only on during Friday, Saturday, Sundays and the pro shop could be stocked more? I don't know there aren't many cons here and nitpicking is actually difficult.

Not trying to pick a fight with the other reviewers here but if this place isn't a 5 star course nothing for you ever will be. This is close to the perfect disc golf property and one of the best, most fun, and most challenging course I've ever had the privilege of playing. Totally worth the drive from DFW or anywhere else really, especially when combined with all of the other amazing disc golf courses in Texas. If I had drove from Idaho all the way to Terrell just for the Hideaway, I don't think it would have been a let down but I was lucky enough to play several other great courses, meet up with some old friends and meet some new ones. I think this place and DFW will be in my memories for a long time.

After seeing the reviews, I decided to stop by on my way back home from Ft. Worth. I pulled up and went into the pro shop. There may be nicer pro shops in disc golf, but I haven't seen one. There is a good selection of discs, including many that are custom stamped with the course logo, a full grill with drinks (even beer if you want) and burgers. There are multiple practice baskets around the pro shop, including the smaller marksman type.

The course. This review is based on one round from the short tees (as recommended by the course owner). I'll update after playing again which I definitely will.

This is a tight, technical course where you will have to hit some very precise lines on all but a handful of holes. The gaps range from generous to incredibly tight. From the short tees, this was one of the most fun, tight courses that I have ever played.

The distances are very well thought out. A few holes give you the option to go over the mostly short(ish) trees, but the distance also make it a close call as to whether to go low and try to hit a tight line. Most of the holes have a fairly low ceiling although several, including 1, 10, 11, 13 and 18 are more open and do not.

Disc selection is very important as is both the shot from the tee and the approach. This is really a course that requires you to make good decisions in both disc and shot selection. I found myself, not a big arm by any means, using understable mids on 400 ft holes in the woods on a par 4 (and being rewarded for my conservativer approach). You will be tempted to try to get 350' off the tee on such a hole but will be rewarded for only taking what the hole gives you and leaving a 120' upshot instead of scrambling the whole way after bouncing a distance driver off a tree into some thick rough.

And, though some holes are very tight, almost all give you multiple lines to the landing area and basket.

Navigation is straightfoward and assisted by next tee signs. My first time, I had zero issues with navigation. The tee signs are good. The tee pads are textured although that didn't help me all that much (I'll discuss below).

There are two things that might disappoint you. First, the tee pads are not all the same length. Some tee pads are as short as 9-10 feet and, a couple that are on longer holes felt a little short to me. However, the course had seen lots (and I me LOTS) of rain in the days before I played and was muddy. This definitely contributed to my minor issues with the tees.

Secondly, and this is going to be rare in this part of the world, the course was exceptionally muddy after a lot of rain. Ordinarily I wouldn't mention this, and I'm obviously not counting this against the course, but there were holes where my shoes picked up the clay soil so quickly that my already heavy shoes tripled in weight. Even the excellent texture on the tee pads could prevent slipperiness under these conditions. Just know that if there has been a lot of recent rain, you will need to expect this. This definitely affected my score. But any course can become muddy, I just can't ding the course for this sort of stuff.

I played on the course's first birthday and the fee was reduced from $8 to $5. This was an absolute steal. I felt bad so I contributed to the beer fund, a worthy cause if ever there was one. People who think they deserve to play a course like this for free shouldn't be allowed to play disc golf.

IMHO, there is a place in disc golf for tight, technical courses; courses where distance doesn't guarantee a good score - where a distance advantage doesn't really give you an advantage over other players. This is, mostly, that kind of course and if you are in the DFW area, you should definitely make it out to Terrell to play here.

Cement Tee pads (all 36 are in now)
Several legit par 4 holes, even a par 5

Still very rough around the edges, you don't want to be off the fairway

yea, I said it, this is a destination course. Not only is it probably the hardest course you will find in Texas, but it is a dedicated disc golf property with a grill on site.

As of the writing of this review, I got word that all 36 cement tee pads are done. Longs and shorts.

You got a little of everything in this course except for major elevation, although a few holes have that as far as Texas courses go.

Course was designed with 2 loops, 1 to 9 are mostly in the woods behind the grill. Holes 10 to 18 are on the other side and have most of the more open holes finishing off in the woods with a few very tricky holes.

not sure what the signature hole would be, you have hole 8 that is close to 1000ft. It's pretty open, but you do have the road on one side and if you put your drive too close to the left, y our in trouble.

Could be hole 15, this S shaped hole is a monster at nearly 600ft. Right to left, then left to right with a tight but fair fairway.

That is one of the kickers on this course, it's not a throw and pray course, if you play smart, you can shoot good if you stay on the fairways.

But man, you get kicked off into the rough and you are in a world of hurt.

The longs clock in at almost 9000ft with a par 64. It's tough, trust me on that one.

The Grill is open now Thursdays to Sundays and I hear it has some great burgers. I got to play a preview round before the course got opened. The pictures posted here are from that day. The tee pads in place were very new and recently put in. A lot more work has been done since I took the pictures.

Would I play here again? Oh yea, this one is about an hour from my house and worth the drive. I am working on finding a day I can get over there and play a round and eat lunch.

Solid mix of open distance with guarded greens and very challenging wooded lines.
True bomber holes on #8 and #11.
Fun water carry on #10 & tunnel shot on #12.
Second shot on #9 is a true delight.

Practice baskets and nice clubhouse setup. Course also winds back to the parking area on several occasions for breaks in the heat. More than half the course shaded.

Freshly designed so the rough is rough and only 1 cement tee pad each hole for now.

The short tees are quite fair and even beginner friendly, but the longs tees have legitimate distance, moderately tight fairway landing zones & punishing lines through the woods. Loved it. Continually forced to sacrifice distance to remain in the fairways. Sold to me as the toughest in Texas - rivaling Trey Duece/Texas Twist & Selah Ranch Lakeside/Creekside.