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Chained Evil
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.8 years 1088 played 227 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Take me to the top

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 28, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good mix of open and wooded holes. The wooded holes have some sweet lines and you will need a full bag of shots in order to score well here.
Elevation, elevation. This course uses the present elevation very well. Most of the holes throw uphill, but there are a couple of down hill shots as well, Hole 6 and 18 come to mind.
The signage is good and provides you with the appropriate information. Tee pads are ample allowing for a proper run up.
Solid mix of short, moderate, and longer holes.
A and B basket positions to keep things from getting stale.
Roll away threat is very real here so running your putt might not be the wisest thing to do...but that make a good story right?

Cons:

Navigation is a bit confusing for the first time player. Holes 2 & 8, 3 & 9, and 13 & 14 are close together and sometimes the pad you think would be the next one you'd be teeing off from is another hole. Using the map or a scoring app with GPS helps with this.
Having some next tee directional arrows, or painted rungs on the baskets might help with this issue as well.
Long walk from 1's basket across the parking lot to 2's tee and again from 18's basket back to your car slows the flow of the round down a bit.
Be careful not to overthrow the basket on Hole 18 as your disc could end up in the BMX track.

Other Thoughts:

Overall this is a very solid course and a fun play. The elevation will test your leg strength and endurance, especially if you are from the flat lands like this dude. I didn't feel like I was going to pass out or anything but it was noticeable and that's a good thing.
The holes in the woods weren't so tight that it was poke and pray and there were well defined gaps to hit.
I liked that there were also some open holes like 1, 6, etc, to help balance things out here.
If you like elevation and woods then this is a great course to test your skills and stamina. Its a solid play for sure.
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HyooMac
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 6.7 years 415 played 380 reviews
3.00 star(s)

A hilly wooded course in the park 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 13, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Nice variety of throws
- good use of woods causing you to think through some shots

Cons:

- a few of the later holes under the power lines felt repetitive (narrow up, or narrow down)
- if you don't like hiking up and down hills, this course is not for you!

Other Thoughts:

-vacationing in the area, two buddies and I spent an afternoon playing this course. It was great fun, with some mildly challenging holes.
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thrembo
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Premium Member
Experience: 48.8 years 242 played 194 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Cherry Bomb! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 22, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Stopped at this course on a recent drive by and was very glad I did. The course plays up, down and around a large (by this flatlanders standards) hill, with light woods to force a variety of shot shaping options.

The hill is the star here, with some really fun throws on it.

Most holes have two pin placements.

Most of the deep rough is gone now, so less chance of disc loss.

Very close to the interstate, so jumping off for a quick round is highly advisable.

Cons:

Navigation is a little tricky for first timers, so use the map, and pay attention to the tee signs.

No way to tell which position the baskets are in at the tees, and some holes offer looks at multiple baskets, so some walking down the fairways may be required for 1st timers.



Other Thoughts:

This course has a huge fun factor. It is on a hill in the mountains though, so those with weak constitutions might want to seek out a flatter course.
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markmcc
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.9 years 278 played 254 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Hillside Fun 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 27, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

A very nice course that make good use of a wooded hillside in an unused area of this multi-use park.

Most of the interest comes from driving up and down the hillside. Hole 6 is a big down hill drive over fairly open ground, with a basket down in a grove of trees.

Holes 9 and 10 play straight up a powerline right-of-way, so they are narrow and steeply uphill.

Holes 13 and 16 make good use of a ravine, with 13 throwing to a basket perched on the far edge (position A) meaning that a short drive leaves you down in the ravine.

Hole 16 (position A) places the basket right on the ravine edge with a large drop-off behind. Even a 20' - 30' putt presents an interesting risk/reward. Miss the putt long over the edge and you are probably 3-putting.

Large paved parking lot with a clean restroom nearby. Teepads for Holes 1, 2, 7 and 8 are all near the parking lot and restrooms.

Tee pads are rubber mats that are flat and level, and large enough for a modest run-up. Many of the pads are built up on raised timbers to level them on sloped ground.

Two pin positions for most holes.

Tee signs are descriptive showing the general layout of the hole and location of both pin positions.

Cons:

Hole 1 seems oddly out of place on this course. It is placed between the tennis courts and parking lot, and a large area of lush mowed grass. It is a drive across open ground to a fairly exposed basket. The next 17 holes are on the other side of the parking lot and on a wooded hillside. Odd that they couldn't get an 18th hole over there.

A few of the basket locations are hidden from the tee, and there is no indication which location the baskets are in. So walking up is necessary on a couple of holes.

Navigation is pretty easy, but taking a map will help on a couple of holes with intersecting paths near by.

Other Thoughts:

I've played twice on weekdays, and seen two other DG'er out there.
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BeastMode208
Experience: 11.1 years 28 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Lots of Fun 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Nice signage
Lots of elevation change
Makes you use all discs in your bag
Multiple shots that are just fun to throw extras on if you have the time
When I went, not very busy
Well built pads (wish they were longer)
Mix of power and touch shots

Cons:

I didn't see the note where hole one was. Spent a long time looking and started on Hole 2
Teepads too short
Hill on 6 can be a pain with the grass
Couple fairways intertwine, during a tournament I can easily see this slowing down pace of play considerably

Other Thoughts:

My girlfriend and I came to visit family in Coeur D'alene, I picked a couple courses to try and play on during the drive and during our visit. This course was a lot of fun to play. There were holes that were challenging and deceiving distance wise, but then very technical shots as well where a super straight putter shot is needed to just glide and sit. I know the mats are probably produced that length, but I wish there was just another foot to them. Most teepads I play back home are concrete and you can get a solid run up on them, a few of these pads you had no way to generate any forward movement besides the pad length. In all honesty that's really the only downside.
It was a very nice experience and I would love to play it again.
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chevis
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Experience: 20.8 years 192 played 39 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Hill 2+ years

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

Pros:

-Course Map and Signs with distances & alt location
-Rubber tee pads & mach 5 baskets
-Restrooms
-Elevation
-Some benches
-Lots of Parking
-Mix of long & short, left & right, uphill, downhill, & flat holes
-Practice basket right next to tee 1
-Right off the interstate

Cons:

-Close to overlapping fairways
-Long grass
-Flow - 1 all by it's self, & the first six loop back to the parking lot (instead of nine).
-Other park users
-A few hikes between holes (esp. 1 to 2)

Other Thoughts:

This is a fun course with good elevation. There are a few nice ace runs with a punishing dropoff behind the basket; 18 having the right to left slope on the green with the fairway also on the right side: do you dare go for it (or how do you even get your disc to stop)? The trees make for a good challenge and some tight fairways. A top of the world shot is always nice (6), but i could see this being a problem if the course was busy (it wasn't when i played). A number of the baskets are blind, so i had to guess a few times where the pin was & went to the wrong basket one time (13). More benches would be nice at the tee pads you have to hike up to (i like to catch my breath before i throw). I did have to search for my disc a lot in the tall grass, but that is just part of disc golf. In all, a nice stop right off of I-90.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.8 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Such A Thrill In Cherry Hill Park! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 3, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Cherry Hill Park is very conveniently located right next to the freeways. This large park features ample parking, tennis courts, restrooms, dog park and an easy find first tee. There is a excellent course sign with map. The course features nice rubber flypads. The baskets are DGA models with the large red numbers. Each hole has a great tee sign with all the useful information, including sponsor. Baskets can be in either the A or B position with the B position being the longer.

As most of the course plays up and down a fairly large hillside, naturally there are plenty of uphill throws along with a couple of great downhill tosses. All this up and downhill treking makes this course quite the workout. You will know you had a workout after playing Cherry Hill.
I loved the engineering that went into # 4's tee pad area w/stairs and muliple benches. The hole itself is just a short 175' downhill ACE run with a slight hyzer needed.
# 6 is the big bomber downhill hole on this course. It's either 450/480' to a basket set back in the trees.
# 11 and # 12 were both fun little downhill ACE runs in the 200' range while # 13 was a very nifty little 180/240' technical throw over a ravine with the basket sitting on the edge.

Cons:

Previous reviewers are correct in the fact that the holes at the bottom of the hill are fairly close together. Original course designers chose to go for the big downhill throw on # 6 expecting players on 7 to be able to get out of the way. I don't see this as big problem although you do want to keep your head up down there.

Yes, the course is a nice workout. I'm 62 years old and I would keep coming back time and again. If it's too much for you, drive to Spokane Valley and play the flat pitch and putt course there.

Other Thoughts:

I played the original course a few years back and I approve of this redesign. I liked the course then and I like it more now. Kudos to Geoff on all the work that's been done here, it's first class all the way. Don't let the Naysayers bring you down, you done good!
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fuegoador
Experience: 10.9 years 12 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Cherry Hill(side) 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 13, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

It's a hill so lots of elevation change and great for a hike. Some good wooded holes and some good field holes too. Just off the freeway so it's easy to get to while on a road-trip. Several holes with alt-pin locations.

Cons:

Still some crossover on the fairways. Ankle-breakers galore in the areas that were cleared out for the redesign. Easy to lose discs in the long grass in the meadow and in the creekbed that's on the back nine. Dog owners sometimes go out into the meadow area to allow their dogs to run so there can be some crossover there as well. Not well marked so it can be easy to get lost on several holes.
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longandwrong
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.1 years 59 played 39 reviews
2.50 star(s)

fun yet hectic 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 18, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice and easy location. First tee pad easy to find. Great parking and bathrooms. Great city to visit. Most tee pads were good and all baskets were good. I believe it would be hard to lose a disc.

Cons:

Wow, no signs or a few hand written on cardboard with some directions. Totally spent 1 hour trying to find the pads with the baskets to go with them. Luckily I was able to ask a couple of other players and mostly that my wife was walking with me and she would scope out a basket AND then we would try to figure out what tee pad worked with the basket! Sad because it would be a really nice round of golf if there were signs. (What is with courses that do not have signs?)

Other Thoughts:

I will play the course anytime I'm visiting Cd'l now that I have some idea of which way to go and which way to throw.
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DiscNoid
Experience: 18.1 years 22 played 19 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Bummed out... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 11, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Nice tee pads. A lot of brush and debris has been cleared.

Cons:

Well, where do I start. Unfortunately the remodel in my opinion has had a negative impact on this course. There are really no thumb or tomahawk drives anymore. 90% of the tee pads are orientated only for RHBH drives due to overhanging tree branches, narrow fairways and trees in the middle of fairways. If you throw RHFH, you'll be significantly limited as well. The previous layout had a couple negative aspects but IMO did not warrant a complete redesign. A considerable number of holes were much better before. Unfortunately a couple of over zealous people have been a serious detriment to this course. Sad. BTW, there is SIGNIFICANTLY more up and down hiking now than there was before and an even BIGGER chance of losing your disc so keep a close eye on your throws.

Other Thoughts:

On a personal note to mactavius (Geoff), disc golf course design is not meant to only accommodate your throwing style. Your signature hole 16 (a joke) only proves that further and I can't believe that you are comparing this redesign to ANY of the courses at Farragut. You still have a lot to learn.
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Dadio
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 39.6 years 174 played 75 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Remodel done, ready to go 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 14, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I like this park. While not huge they have managed to put in a fun course with a variety of shots. They have done a good job building tee pads and have taken some of the confusion out of the course with the new basket placements. The park has other amenities so kids have place to play if not throwing and could do bbq or picnic in conjunction with round.

Cons:

Remodel is off to a good start but still has a ways to go. My biggest reservation is that some of the holes, while better, are still very close to each other, especially at the bottom of the hill. The potential for being hit by a bad shot is higher than I like if the course is busy. Tee pads that are done are nice but there are still a couple rough ones. Maps are well stocked and makes course playable but there are still no signs on many of the tees. Couple of tees were hard to find from previous hole(on top of hill, 13 or 14) so 'next tee' signs would be nice. There were laminated arrows on some holes pointing to next tee. Grass is longer on meadow, not as bad as some courses I've played but still easy to lose track of disc. Baskets are hard to spot, especially ones in shade. Making hole numbers on top higher contrast(black on orange or yellow background) would help. There is a lack of garbage cans on course. There is only one long hole and it is downhill. Pros will need to look elsewhere for a serious challenge.

2017 Update: remodel seems to be done and they have done a nice job. Pads are all done, with some well done raised ones on the many hillside holes. Well made signs are on all holes. only real drawbacks are the tee pads are a little short and forest was over thinned on some holes. It needed to be done, but they took it too far.

Other Thoughts:

This is a nice local course and I am very glad to see the effort that was put into the remodel. It is one of the nicer area courses and it is worth the 45 minute drive for me to play once or twice a month. Definitely the course to hit in the Coeur d'Alene area.
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mactavius
Experience: 16.8 years 17 played 14 reviews
4.50 star(s)

New Life 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 25, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I like this course better than any at Farragut. The new layout maximizes the use of land. Each hole is challenging yet fair; all parts of the game are tested. The new tee pads are excellent (save Holes 3 and 17, which don't give enough room behind the actual pad for a safe run up). The pads are solid and constructed to last. Fairway overlapping has been minimized. The temporary signage is decent, and the new tee signs should be less destructible than the previous ones. Be prepared for elevation changes.

Cons:

The grass needs to be cut. I'm working on that. I volunteered a lot of my time to get the new layout in place. Now that we've finished building it, I will continue to focus my energies to clearing branches and cutting grass (if and when I get access to a lawnmower). Until then, make sure you pay attention to where your disc lands, because even good shots can be swallowed in thick grass (Holes 6, 13 and 14 immediately come to mind). I've got plenty of time until the fall semester begins.

Other Thoughts:

Hole 1 starts near the dog park. After the hole, walk toward the playground to find Hole 2. Take a look at the pictures I took in the "Media" section. Please don't litter.
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General Scales
Experience: 16.6 years 12 played 9 reviews
4.00 star(s)

The New Cherry Hill 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 21, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Where to start. Very nice park with more than just disc golf. Tennis courts, BMX track, playground and a dog park. CDA know how to treat their residents. ELEVATION!!! You will throw up hill, down hill, across gully's, up gully's. Woods all over the places. Challenging mix of sloped greens and open greens. Multiple pin placements for every basket. Multiple routes for all types of throws. Errant throws can be severely punished by roll away's that go for a long ways. Risk and reward on a lot of the holes. A giant top of the world type shot from hole 6 really let's you air out your drivers. Water fountains and restrooms on site.

Cons:

ELEVATION! If you aren't in shape or don't like hiking, don't play it. You will walk up and down the steep hill multiple times. No dogs allowed in the park due to the recent installation of a dog park. Which isn't a deal breaker but puts some people off as they aren't able to bring their dogs with them. Roll away's and accidental hyzers can cause a lost disc in a heartbeat. WATCH YOUR DISCS! Lot's of mosquito's at this time of year so plan accordingly.

Other Thoughts:

When this course was first put in a few years ago, it was extremely rough. There was thorns, dead tree's, dead wildlife abundant throughout. Last year, the CDA Parks Department went through and cleared out much of the dead tree's and fire hazards that choked the fairways. Before the remodel, I would only play Cherry when I was either playing League or somebody really really wanted to go there.

The NIDGC started the remodel in November or December of last year and had the course redone by June. The new layout now is not only more challenging but eliminates a lot of the dangers from crossing fairways and blind shots. I will now make the 30 minute drive out to Cherry willingly and have played it more this year then I have in the 2 years previous combined. Big props to the NIDGC for making this course so much better and soldiering through the crappy winter months to make it happen.

Last note, the NIDGC has weekly league competition every Wednesday throughout the year. 3 dollars to play for non members (1 for current members). Ace pot and CTP's at every league event. Bag Tag's as well if you spend the 25 dollars to become a member (which also nets you a disc). Scratch and handicap play means everyone has a chance to win. League plays the 1st and 3rd (and if there is a 5th Wednesday) at Corbin Park in Post Falls and the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at Cherry. See you on the course.
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