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Frederick, MD

Riverwalk Discgolf Course

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Crooow
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Experience: 37.2 years 250 played 54 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good park course

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 25, 2024 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Bright new yellow baskets that catch very well.
All baskets numbered with numbers facing tees.
Next tee arrows on all baskets to direct to next tee (but see below).
Two tees on all holes (but see below).
No map currently available.
Bathrooms available between holes 2&3 and holes 9&10.
No risk of disc loss.
You are in the city of Frederick so there are myriad places to eat and other things to do. There is another course nearby but on a military base (Fort Detrick) and I have not tried to play it yet.

Cons:

No tee signs. No benches. Most fairways are also walking paths so need to wait on pedestrians and dog walkers (lots of dog walkers). Tees are astroturf - usually green and black but inconsistent on which color is used for short vs long. Also can be hard to find some of the tees (see below). Long walk to #6 tee which without a map was not intuitive. No 9-hole loop i.e. basically an out-and-back course. Have to cross roads several times which can be busy dependent on time of day.

Other Thoughts:

Several of the problems will be resolved with a course map and better instructions. Unfortunately the current address on here (407 Delaware Road) is the parking lot between hole #9 and tee #10. Thus before the baskets got their numbers, I played the back 9 before the front 9 which led to a lot of confusion (e.g. the hole distance numbers seemed way off). Now that I know the course starts on Schifferstadt Boulevard, the basket numbers and distances make sense.

At the Riverwalk Park parking lot off Schifferstadt Boulevard, you will see a practice basket labeled 'P'. The first 3 holes play to the right of Schifferstadt Boulevard. To get to the first tee, walk down the left field line of the baseball field. The first hole throws across a dry creek bed through some trees to a basket on the far side. The second hole is to the right in the big open field. Then walk behind the other baseball field and pavilion (bit of a walk) to find the third set of tees. It is a bit unclear which path to throw down (it is the gravel path) to a basket in the trees. The rest of the course plays along the two sides of the dry creek bed (with trees growing on both sides). It's basically 6 holes down the right side (#4 through #9), then cross a bridge and play #10 - #18 to get back to the original parking lot.

After #3, cross Schifferstadt and walk past the playground and picnic tables. The long tee for #4 is on the far left (with a small hill to throw over); the short tee (not much shorter) is to the far right. This is followed by the easiest hole on the course (#5) - a definite ace run. Then you cross another road (Dogwood Drive) and have a looooong walk to the #6 tee (I kept thinking I must have missed it). Then comes a very short walk to the #7 tee. The walk to #8 is again not short and the view from the short tee has the basket hidden behind a utility pole. Hole #9 is the longest hole on the course. Then you cross a bridge and are at the restrooms and playground at the Delaware street parking lot. Walk past the playground and there is a super long cement tee to the left for hole #10. For the rest of the course, it is basically straight fairways of moderate length with just a few features. After #11 be sure to follow the next tee arrow (the path is through the woods). Basket #12 is on a slope which adds a small challenge. The next tee sign on basket #14 is wrong: it points you to the left but both of #15's tees are best found by going around the trees on the right. After #15 you have to cross Dogwood Drive and then go to the right. On #18, the short tee is off to the very far right (nowhere near the long tee).

Overall a pleasant enough place to play. The locals seem indulgent but you do need to wait on dogs (which must be leashed). There were three other groups out there when I was playing. As you can see from my description, the back 9 plays along the same distance as holes #4-#9 on the front 9 so they are shorter in general and have shorter walks between them. If you can only play 9, I would play those. You can also make a shorter loop (10 holes) by starting at the Delaware parking lot and either cutting across on Dogwood (meaning playing #10-#15 and then #6-#9). A 15-hole loop can be played by skipping #1-#3 on the other side of Schifferstadt which is what I did the first time I played because I didn't realize there were any holes over there (far away from the other grouping).

Adding a map doesn't change my rating - once I figured it out, the course was easy to follow.
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