Loerrach, Germany

Red Hot Chili Putters DGC

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Maastradamus
Experience: 17.6 years 77 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great course in a nice park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 23, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- Great variety of different holes (open / short but challenging / water / wooded)
- The fairways are mowed in spring and summer
- The tee pads are really good. (At least where there are some.)
- Really challenging but still really fun to play for every skill level

The best part about it is, that there are 18 permanent baskets now.

The course is situated in a nice park that has pretty much everything, besides elevation changes, you would want for a disc golf course. It also has all other amenities you would need. A small local restaurant to get some food and drinks, public transportation close by and a lot of parking areas.

To play the course on a really good level, you certainly need pretty much all the different shots you can manage to play.

Cons:

- No signs on any hole
- Only Teepads on a few holes, but all tees are marked now. (Check the media pages for examples, and files for an updated course map)
- No official map -> use the one under files on DG Course Review

If you do not know the tees, it is hard to find your way around. So right now it is still best to play the course with a local for a few times. Before taking it on for your self.

Other Thoughts:

This is changing as the club from Basel is working together with the city of Lörrach to get the course up to a professional level. Last year there were only the baskets and high grass and this year the fairways are mowed and a few tee pads are installed.
Now (Nov 2018) all tees are marked with orange and yellow (pro Tees) ground markers.

To get in contact to some locals you can either contact Merry Chains Disc Golf Club Basel (www.merrychains.ch ) or Heads Up Freiburg (www.headsupfreiburg.de ). Both clubs are somewhat close by and many players of them know the tees.

If signs, map and tee pads are installed, this course could be one of the very best in Germany and Switzerland. As it is now, it is somewhat in the middle. Great to play as long as you know where to start from. But the future looks bright for the course, so we will see what comes next.
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TBabb
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 19.3 years 65 played 56 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Chili Open! Blood Sugar Discs Magik! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 10, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Every year in early March the disc golf clubs in Basel and Freiburg put on an awesome tournament at this beautiful park just over the border from Basel. You're in a valley with hills all around you and cool views of the Lorrach castle. The tournament had excellent organization, there were restrooms on site and decent food and good beer served for lunch at a restaurant on site as well. The 2013 course had 21 holes with excellent baskets, great tees, and everything you'd want to have at a good course. The course was awesome and well balanced. The curves were varied, there was a good balance between power and finesse, and there was plenty of OB and enough mandos to keep your shots honest. Signature holes included a quadruple double mando straight shot under a highway bridge and an inverse island. A creek comes into play on many holes and if you go in it it's pretty easy to retrieve your disc. The vibe here was very friendly among the other players and the tournament attracted some of the best players in Europe so you could get to watch some of the big guns tear up this course. You can camp onsite and there's plenty of parking. The park is also easily accesible by train for those without personal transportation; the Lörrach Schwartzwaldstrasse station is a 5-10 minute walk from the park and it will only cost you 3 euros or 4 CHF each way on the train from Basel. An awesome tournament all the way around. Do it!

Cons:

THE COURSE IS TEMPORARY! As the top players were playing through the final round the tournament staff were taking everything down. It was heartbreaking. There are only a handful of permanent baskets in the park, so the tournament is the only time that's really worth making the trip to play here. It's a shame but if it were a permanent course, it would definitely be conflicting with other park users. Participation is limited (the 2013 edition was limited to 84 players) so sign up early because it fills up fast. Like most courses I've played in Europe, the ground here is very wet and muddy, so dress accordingly.

Other Thoughts:

This review should be seen as a review of the tournament rather than a review of the course. Honestly the tournament course here is probably a 4-5 star course that's only open for one weekend per year. If you're able to come out to Lörrach for this tournament it's worth the trip. Keep an eye on chiliopen.headsupfreiburg.de for details for the next installment of the tournament. It's a shame that I'll have moved back to the states next year...
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Smigles
Experience: 9 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Now a permanent course

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 15, 2023 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Nice park, easy to walk, flat, restaurant and restrooms in the middle of the park. Friendly locals.

The course is permanent now, with 18 Teepads and Teesigns. The course is on Udisc so you can find every hole easily. We built it all up this last winter.

Cons:

Too many people who use the park when its warm, sunny and dry. It is NOT a dedicated disc golf area. You have to watch for kids, walkers, dog walkers etc.

Other Thoughts:

Now that we finally have tee signs and tees in the ground, the course is easy to find, navigate and play. Come give it a try :)
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ElementZ
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.5 years 221 played 209 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Nice, big park! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 4, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I have to say, this is a great place to practice. The park is huge and nicely taken care of. It provides ample obstacles (like trees and people) to avoid.

I played here during the Chili Open tournament and the layout was fantastic. The design element was done perfectly and I HIGHLY recommend playing the tournament because the course set-up is excellent and the TDs are awesome people.

Cons:

The sad news is, there's only five permanent baskets. Grüttpark is more of a practice area than a course. There's no signs or tees or anything and if you don't print out a map, you'll be playing safari holes. I wouldn't consider this a destination unless it was during the weekend of the annual tournament.

I'm sorry I forgot to bring my camera to this course, otherwise I would have had pictures, but the one picture that is up does a good job of summarizing the course. The church in the background and the castle (on the opposite side of the church, not seeable in the picture) are very unique! :)

Other Thoughts:

This really is a nice park, but I wouldn't say it's a nice course. If I was rating the tournament layout with it's 19 baskets, I would easily give this course a 4.0, maybe even a 4.5. But the fact of the matter is that there's only 5 baskets in a park that can get very, very crowded and this makes it hard for me to say "this is a good course".
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Thunder3434
Experience: 18 years 22 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Early March 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 15, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice layout tough holes. Tournament layout is longer then standard course. Good mix of wood tight wholes and long holes.

Cons:

The long holes are wide open.

Other Thoughts:

It was could in early March and the wind was blowing pretty hard but all in all great start to the disc golf tournament season in Germany
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