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Unami Creek Park - Old Layout

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HyooMac
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Experience: 6.8 years 419 played 387 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Nope. 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 24, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

NOTE: The pictures on this site are pretty old, and don't accurately reflect the condition of the course.

+ Hole #2 is a good straight-ahead uphill hole with the basket up and slightly in the woods. The problem is the rough: high grasses on the left, and woods with prickers on the right. We left a disc behind on the right side, mostly because the pricker bushes are so thick we could not do a thorough search. If you can't throw straight and 350', my advice is to disc down to stay in the fairway. You might give up par - but it's better than giving up a disc!

+ Hole #3 is very good, with a narrow fairway through the woods and a basket placed uphill on the left

+ There are a couple of nice holes at the end, although it's quite a struggle getting there (see below, and other raters' comments regarding Hole #4)

+ Living as I do in the disc golf desert of Northern NJ, any course in any condition is better than NO course at all

Cons:

- Hole #1 has such a dramatic elevation change. It's not an unfair hole, as much as it's a rare challenge - throwing off a cliff. So it's really hard to practice for this shot and be able to throw confidently. It reminded me of a few holes at Campgaw ( which is at a ski area), and a few on the back 9 at Upper Macungie. If you've ever played a "top of the world" hole like at Dela, or #17 at Bryant Lake Park - you get the idea... Pucker up and throw.

- Hole #4 broke my will to continue. Laugh at me all you want to - but it's not my nature to give up and walk off courses. Hell - I had even just saved par on #3 with a beautifully parked 160 foot upshot. But #4 is such a mess of downed trees, overgrowth, rocky terrain, creek, swamp and new saplings, it took ten minutes to find - and then get to - a shot that went left. We picked up, walked the rest of the course, and played the last hole

Other Thoughts:

~ It's clear from the history of reviews here that Unami Creek started out great over ten years ago. There are several "best nine in the Lehigh Valley" comments, along with compliments on how well it was maintained. By 2011, the reviews began to indicate some slippage, along with remarks about changes to the layout. The big event that changed everything was Superstorm Sandy in late 2012 - and the course has never recovered. There's a comment on uDisc that the township won't allow local disc golfers to make changes to the course. That's probably for liability reasons (there are some massive trees down all around the course), but it's still a shame

~ I can't recommend the course as something to play. But maybe you could visit it like you would a ghost town, a derelict shopping mall, or Chernobyl. You can climb around wearing protective gear and appreciate what used to be here
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geocyclist
Experience: 11 played 2 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Forgotten Potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 21, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good location in township park, great use of elevation. Holes 8 and 9 were playable, challenging, and enjoyable.

Cons:

Practically no maintenance has been done to make this course playable. Holes 1 and 2 throw through a field of 4' tall grass with an 8' wide 'fairway' cut through the middle with baskets off the field in a swamp or on an overgrown hillside. Holes 3 through 7 were all overgrown, some with poor drainage. I lost the course on hole 6, could not find the basket at all, thankfully the nature trail took me to 7's basket so that I could find 8.

Other Thoughts:

This course has a lot of potential, but it needs to be maintained and some drainage issues corrected. The nature trail that runs through the course area is a nice hike and good to keep you on course.
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itsRudy
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 7.8 years 74 played 63 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Dead of Winter Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 8, 2019 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This forested course has fantastic and rugged terrain with plenty of elevation, unusual for community courses in SE PA and on paper it should put other local 9ers to shame. #1 is a spectacular ski-slope downhill you wouldn't normally see in a local park. #8 has Zen-like scenery with beautiful huge boulders overlooking the river downhill, it makes you want to lay back, smoke one and meditate, an exception on this course.

There are super long rubber mat tees with high quality metal signs, that looked brand new, but are on the 2014 pics already.

#1-3 should be okay in cold, dry seasons, #8 & 9 all year around.

Cons:

The downfall of this course's vast potential is years of neglect, especially a lack of grounds maintenance after Hurricane Sandy wrecked the course.

Wear long sleeves and pants regardless of season, in summer or dead winter. Otherwise it'll be pure aggravation.

Fallen trees and thorns galore with a helping of mud and swampwater. Unfortunately, too much of the course is unplayable in the summer and it comes close to being a ZERO when wet. A good third of this course is still unplayable come wintertime and it might rise to a SINGLE STAR plus change. Bootlegger's Cave, nearby, is a pleasant walk in the forest in comparison and takes less time and effort for more fun.

#1 & 2 are great looking but the fairways are often muddy with ridiculous landing strips, a few mowed lanes amidst an ocean of tall grass.

#3, 6, & 7 have a million $@&%* thorny wineberry bushes infecting the place, starting with #3's raised basket, ruining an otherwise good hole. #6 has it the worst with an entire legion of them next to and now swarming the fairway. #7 is also in trouble.

AVOID #4!!! #6 & 7 SKIP ALSO ADVISED being a massive junkyard for fallen trees. Some sections look like US Ranger basic training. At least they get kevlar.

Again, AVOID #4!!! Major disc loss potential. It's a 215' downhill shot with a hard to spot basket, way to the left. The problem is the army of branches to swat throws down into a hidden but freakin' huge swamp that's 40 feet front to back and even wider. It sits before the basket. It's filled over a foot deep of the most putrid filthy disgusting water that exists. Flint, Michigan sends their condolences and the Loch Ness monster was spotted in it, floating belly side up.

Other Thoughts:

Amenities: As of April 8th, bathrooms were still closed for the winter. No portapotties.

Starting Point: Go into the park past the playground, first tee is back past the Pavillion and next to the Basketball court/Street Hockey Rink, overlooking a large downhill slope.
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joeypm
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Unami what? 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 16, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

They say the pros play here? Saw it on youtube and have wanted to play it. Finally convinced friend and newbie to play it!

Cons:

Course was a mess.
Grass was very high.
Every hole we had to search for disc's
Left after hole 6

Other Thoughts:

Might on the very outside chance try it again in the late fall. Since we live in the lehigh valley there are better courses near by. I hope other courses we travel to are better maintained. We had to take the newbie to covered bridges just so he wouldn't get discouraged!
NOT GOOD FOR THE SPORT!!
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