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Fehringer Ranch

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Luckj
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 6.3 years 65 played 50 reviews
3.00 star(s)

My First Experience with Colorado DG

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 8, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

I finally found myself in Colorado with an opportunity to play. Looking at pictures this course seemed fairly representative of the area so I gave it a shot.
-Variety of basket placements. Every hole had 2-3 pin locations and a few of the holes actually had 2 baskets in so you could choose which to play to.
-Good signage. Signs showed all pin locations as well as the terrain and the current pin position.
-Still in town, but has a "wild" feel to it. The course is right off the main road and close to everything but the course feels a bit rough and wild.
-Lots of parking
-Practice Basket
-Nice teepads, including a Y-Shaped pad for a hole with choices
-Good variety of distances from short ace runs to bomber downhill let 'em fly holes
-Baskets have poles above them to help them stand out
-Benches, trash cans, and a walking path throughout
-Plays relatively quickly

Cons:

-The rough nature of the course leads to discs disappearing into some high, spikey grass at times. Be sure to watch the full flight!
-A walking path intersects with the course in many spots, so watch for pedestrians.
-There's a drainage ditch near several holes. It was dry when I played but it could be annoying if it had rained recently.
-The course felt a bit repetitive at points. Lots of long, dry shots with few landmarks to aim at.
-There's a school next door which can make the traffic difficult, especially when leaving. You can only turn right out of the road in.

Other Thoughts:

I had a good time here and it was a solid introduction to Colorado DG. The course does a good job with the area it has, it just lacks in something that "elevates" it from being fun to being special. If I lived here I'm sure I'd play this course regularly, but if I'm visiting and want something truly special I'd likely seek out a different course.
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Frontrangehiker
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fehri is fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 15, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Fairly long holes, decent variety considering the available terrain, concrete tee pads, benches, nice signage. Baskets caught well. Practice net and 2 warm up putting baskets. Differing pin placements on some holes.

Cons:

Exposed landscape. In a few spots, the boundary line placements in relation to pins.

Other Thoughts:

Fun city course and it is on a large chunk of land considering it is in town, nicely situated between actual city and the mountains. This place will definitely keep your skills up to date. Weekends can get busy, not necessarily bad depending on the experience your after but mornings are mellow.
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bobmcnelly
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13 years 326 played 190 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 1, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

- concrete tees
- good baskets
- good variation in distance, ranging from 200 feet to around 550 feet.
- even though the course is mostly open, there is a decent amount of man made OB to make for some challenging shots
- great tee signs with all the info you need
- I found navigation of this course very simple
- some very interesting baskets placments

Cons:

- most of the course is very wide open
- there's quite a bit of tall grass to lose discs in throughout the course
- With how exposed this course is, I'm sure it gets plenty winding

Other Thoughts:

Very solid course for the Denver metro area. Easily the best course in the Littleton area.
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AdamBarnard
Experience: 18.9 years 12 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Typical Colorado Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 9, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- A very open, native grass course but does incorporate some smaller trees and some topography on a few holes to create a little course variety
- Like to use those 13 speed drivers? This course is for you.
- Looking forward to future improvements

Cons:

- Can get very busy on weekends
- Tee boxes are really beat up

Other Thoughts:

I happen to live nearby so I consider this course to be my home course and I think it does pretty well with the given surroundings. The course has a some topography and lots of little trees and it attempts to include a lot of them in the design so that's to be commended. The tee boxes are truly awful and always rutted out, but that just goes to the popularity of this course in which it seems to be always busy! I try to get out and play early morning on a weekend and have the best luck then. Also course layout isn't too hard to figure out. Also, don't forget the sunscreen here.
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TalbotTrojan
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.7 years 112 played 104 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Taking Advantage Of What Is There 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 11, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a very interesting course set in open space near a High School. There are some incredible views of the foothills and mountains behind them. The design of the course is close to amazing considering the piece of land that the course is on. The fun factor is extremely high, especially for people that can throw the disc a considerable distance. There is really good variety from short to long and from all kinds of shots. Every hole has some kind of unique feature. The baskets are brand new and quite nice, Mach 3's with trapper baskets. There are posts on most tee pads to mark the tee pad. They stand over six feet tall and are easy to find with white pain and numbers on them. The parks department is really behind this course and are looking to make significant improvements in the coming years. They have a long list of things that they want to do and in time I expect the improvements to make the course even better. There is a practice basket before the first tee that is consistent with the baskets on the course. The parks department has the course on the permanent mowing list so the fairways and walk ways between holes should remain well mowed.

Cons:

The tee pads are almost worse than natural tee pads. They are made of some kind of clay that was supposed to set, but it didn't and there are already nice holes in all the tee pads. I believe hole 17 is missing its post, making one rely on the naturally formed trails to help one get to the tee pad. The tee signs are very basic at this point and are not well protected. There is one bridge installed and based on the water rights of the creek they really do not want anyone walking through the creek ditches. The bridge somewhat splits the two places where you cross the creek and is only mildly convenient for one of the crossings. There are literally no amenities, not even an outhouse. Parking lot is big enough for the daily crowd but may be too small for tournaments. There are some places where going off the fairway means high grass and lots of searching for discs.

Other Thoughts:

While there are still many things that will change on this course over the coming years, I was very impressed with what the course is at this point. The parks department that put this course in did the job right and are even looking to make it better. They want to see disc golf succeed and they are going about it the right way. Some exciting things that I expect to happen: a more family friendly 9 hole course on site (baskets from Schaffer DGC to be used, play Schaffer now while you can if you are looking for check marks and more courses played) port-o-potty to make a permanent appearance, OB lines more clearly defined around creek areas, cement tee pads (though it may be a year or two), better signs on the course. Because of the design of this course there are a lot of signature type holes.
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JohnPSI
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 27.3 years 93 played 19 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice 18 for SW Denver 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 11, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course is situated conveniently off of US285, with excellent views of the foothills. Each tee is marked with a white tipped tall pole, which makes finding the next tee a breeze. The course makes good use of the available land space. 2 hills are incorporated into the course, the smaller one is used on hole 12, the larger one being in play on holes 4 - 7. There is also a ditch which runs through the back half of the property, which rarely has water in it. The course has a good mix of distances, from 150 - 470, with a fair amount of easy birdies to score. Course will play fairly quickly, usually finish a casual round in 1:15-1:30

Cons:

The cons here are evident early in the round:
- clay-type material for tee boxes are not draining that well, and are rutted fairly quickly.
- the rough on 1, 2, and 7 is pretty thick, and may take up time searching for your disc - pay attention and aim for the mowed fairways
- plenty of sticker around the course. I've seen some recommend long pants, but I play frequently in shorts with no issue. Watch your step
- like many Denver metro courses, not many old growth trees, many smaller ones but not enough to give you the isolated experience required for a technical course
- severely lacking in trash cans and restroom facilities
- not much shade in the summer

Other Thoughts:

This course is still new, so improvements are on going. Alternate tees and pin positions, improvements to tee pad drainage, and trash cans are in the works. I think this course could be compared to Birds Nest, but I easily prefer this course to it. Consider playing nearby 9 holer Schafer as a warm up prior to a round here
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chips n salsa
Experience: 13 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun course, long walk to next tee box 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 27, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Challenging holes, some long some short. Two dogleg right holes that you must either flick or work some serious anny on if RHBH. A few easy birdie holes.

Cons:

Basket missing on 7. Late afternoon sun totally blinding as about a third of the holes you must throw directly towards western horizon.

Other Thoughts:

Nice stroll, not too crowded.
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ihdisc
Experience: 29.4 years 5 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 15, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Fun course with some variety, placement shots for birds, long holes for hucking, trees (what exist) are used for good effect, total distance of course including between holes/tees makes for a fun day of chucking, most holes the vegetation is low grass so even without mowing discs are easy to find

Cons:

Teepads are dirt and will get rutted out if not maintained, not too terribly technical, still pretty wild on some holes where tall/thick grass finding discs can require searching

Other Thoughts:

When I heard about this course and the location, I was thinking another wide-open course, I was surprised at how fun this course was. For most Pro players, the challenge will not be that great to finish under par. I can see rec/am players who play this course alot will gain tons of skill and improve their game. Overall, worth playing regardless of skill level
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MIkeyMikeCO
Experience: 10 years 14 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

GREAT LOCATION 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 28, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I love the fact that this course was built and designed by volunteers. They did a great job with the space available.

The course is very easy to walk and easy to go from hole to hole. The bag hooks on each tee bad are very nice to have.

Great views of the foothills on every hole. The course sits next to a road but you do not hear the traffic while you are playing at all.

The use of the land is great. There are some nice long holes and some technical stuff.

The location is great. Just on the edge of the city in Littleton and very easy to get to.

Cons:

The grass is very long. Once the vegetation is knocked down by foot traffic and a good snow this course will be a lot of fun to play and easier to find you disc if it lands in the long stuff.

I appreciate there being a practice basket put it was put in crooked so that is a little challenging to practice.

Other Thoughts:

This course will only get better the more it is played. I would love to see some man made OB's to add some challenge and a mando here or there would be awesome. I love that it is 5 minutes from my house and will play again.
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jjwall
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Not to shabby 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 20, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great setup, lots of variety, good length. Is set up for right handers that throw front handed. Would be tougher for right hand back hand throwers or leftys

Cons:

Dissapointing it is missing baskets, there is no water so need for a brdige.

Really needs signs for distance

Other Thoughts:

Cant wait to see it finished
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Sarahbellum
Experience: 10.9 years 33 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

has great potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 13, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great course layout, logs to sit on throughtout, bag hanger/hooks are always a nice touch :) terrain varies as well as basket placement. Course has mixture of short distances, long distance and technical shots.

Cons:

Baskets are missing at #4,#5 & #6. Major disc hazards at #12 & #18. #12 has lots of thick brush and water. While #18 has lots of brush. Could benefit from a little terrain cleanup between baskets 13 to 16. Walked away from course with shoelaces full of stickers.

Other Thoughts:

I think once this course wears in, it will be much more enjoyable. Could benefit from some maps/ signage. Overall I enjoyed it!
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