Pulling into the parking lot in this well maintained park in West Virginia , I thought I was in for a treat . Instead , I was in for a Treatment . It would have taken a long time to find the first tee , which is located at the far end of the lot next to some old bathrooms . I was lucky enough to team up with Justin , one of the local players . who stayed with me for the first 7 or 8 holes and set my bearings . Disclaimer : If you have no map and don't hook up with a local , you will NEVER navigate this course . I had a guide AND a map and barely got through . The baskets are Yellow Discatchers that catch well and are easy to see in the woods . Some tees are gravel , but most are dirt . There were a few tee signs along the course . This is about as extreme as elevation gets . Typical West Virginia hills . There are also some small streams that can come into play , but you are never in danger of them swallowing your discs . Let me say that the course design is good . MOV Disc Golf Club must have been given the keys to this park and took full advantage of the area .Almost all of the holes have a red ( shorter ) and blue pro tee . The first couple of holes stay fairly level ( at least , for this course ) , Then you start to throw uphill for the next 3 holes into tight technical fairways . #6 is a long tight downhill bomber with a creek to your left and tree line to your right . 7 & 8 follow the creek bed back towards the parking lot . #9's tee is kind of straight ahead from where you are putting ( you will see some red and blue stakes ) a couple of hundred feet , and will make you throw out towards the road on the other side of the parking lot . #10 is a little hard to find , but it is straight across the road . you will tee off on the level , but you will aim your drive as far up and across on the hill as you can throw it . You will not see the basket right away , but it is located straight up the hill after your first up and out drive . After finishing this hole , you will take an immediate right and go down the embankment from the hill you are on to a brand new hill . The tee box will be hard to see , but it is there just up the hill . You are throwing down to a semi hidden basket with dropoffs on all ends ( not a very long hole ) . Pretty cool basket placement . You come out of the woods and play a level 12 & 13 , which have a creek in play , but are more open . You go back in the woods for some more tight and elevated holes for 14 , the more hills for 15, 16 and a long cliff shot on 17 with a trim strip of fairway leading to the basket 570' away , and rough that will swallow your disc on the left and right , throwing a few trees in the way to keep your drive honest , Great hole ( even though I lost a disc on it) 18 is a more flat open throw to conclude your round . This is not a course for the weak . I would discourage a newbie or a family trying to play this . The challenge is here . It should not be crowded here , even though it is the only course for miles . Not much in the way of amenities , so make sure you bring plenty to drink . Disc Risk : I don't lose many discs per year and I lost one here . Not only are there several holes with some tough rough , but you also could have your disc disappear on a blind hole , strike a rock or branch , and roll to the bottom of a crevice or hill . Take turns spotting if you have a group . #15 was a good hole where you have to throw a hard uphill drive to an outpost ,then you have to throw straight up a hill to the basket guarded by some trees . But my signature hole would be #17 , the long downhill cliff throw to the tight fairway .

Wow . Where to start . We are going for Double Jeopardy on all of these cons . #1. Navigation . If you are not a local or are not following a local , you are likely going to be lost on this course , even if you have the map . I am trying to steer you around to save you the time that I lost on this course . It is terribly marked , has no NEXT TEE signs and has little if no tee signs and has no defined pathways to the next tee box . It is a recipe for frustration . I never did find the tee pads for #14 and even worse , I found a sign for #16 tee on a pole , but not only did I have to scratch my disc on the cement road fairway , but I could never find the basket to it . Some really long walks ( some extremely uphill ) between several holes . #2 The elevation is so extreme that it is unbelievable that there are no steps , railings or anything that can help you go from point A to point B . If it rains or has rained in the last couple of days , you could suffer a nasty fall . ( ridiculous getting from the plateau to the basket on 15 ) . #3 primitive disc golf at it's finest . No bathrooms that I saw that were open , no trash cans ( carry out what you carried in),water , steps , benches , etc. #4 If you really want to showcase a well planned and competitive course such as this , you have to have at least adequate signage ( also , at least put tape or something on the bucket of the basket to indicate where you walk to the next tee ) and better tee boxes . A kiosk with course map would be nice , too

This course has been around for 9 years now ,or at least the first 9. I don't expect a club or park to lug cement up these hills for tees , but the tee boxes at present are abysmal . Rugs , turf or gravel will fix that in a hurry . The layout is very good , but there is nothing else here where you can tie a bow around the Mountwood Monster and present it to either the Walker or the touring disc golfers . I think the reason that the review score is so high is because this course is the only game in town . I am still glad I came here , but I doubt I would return . Not a destination course in my book . My Recommendation : If a local and an average or better player ( as far out as Parkersburg ) or traveling and bagging , PLAY IT . Otherwise , IT'S ON YOU .