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Lolo Hotsprings

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Mushin No Shin
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 19.2 years 1192 played 67 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Lolo Land 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 3, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Bitterroot Mountain Wilderness
With a Ridge, Pine Forest, Upper Meadow, & Gargantuan Boulders

The Various Terrains yield a Rememorable and Cool Discgolf Experience

Waba-Waba, the Boulders on this Course!!
13 thru 18 is Phenomenal
Basket Positions worth a Thousand Words... such as Cool, Unique, Scetchy, Challenging, Signature, Nitemare, Awesome, etc etc :D

Something I appreciate about the Design, is that Each of the Boulder Holes are Different and Unique from one another
They're all Cool looking and Fun, with a good Variety of Challenges

Even the Rugged Wooded Holes were usually Good 3Dimensional DG, with Ridge Elevation effecting the Fairways to numerous Good Greens and Basket Positions
3 4 n 5 had Baskets up un Stumps
Then 2 7 9 and 12 have interesting 'Tunnel Green' Challenges

Upper Meadow Hole 9 was a Beautiful surprise :)
Esthetically Pleasing with all the Purple Wildflowers and Oldgrowth Pines... and it's where you can Rip a Bomb Drive
Also, the Lewis and Clark Trail goes thru right by there

Map with very Useful information in Bar

Pink Ribbons make Navigation possible

Did notice Painted Plywood Teesigns by many Teepads

Often noticed Painted Rocks at Teepads, also

Noticed Blue Arrows on some Paths, always Nice to have reassurances :)

Pine Bench on 12, Thank You!

Cons:

Not the best place for New DGers and or those out of Shape. Rugged Rough, Moderate to Heavy Woods, and all that Steep punishing Elevation

8 10 11 & maybe 12 too, use Equestrian Trails and or Service Road/Fire Lane for Fairways
Not my Favorite Design tactic, personally

10 and 11 play Similarly, straight n down

Hole 1 is an Esthetically Unpleasant Filler, getting you from the Deck up the Ridge

Other Thoughts:

Instep Baskets and mostly Gravel or Carpet Tees... didn't keep me from getting a bunch of Birds :D

Never Identified the Teepad for 9, so I threw from where the Boulders are
9s Basket then is up past the Big Pines, and into the Woodline, with the Path

Map could maybe add to the 'Hike Uphill After Hole' list
2 4 5 11 15 16

Horse Trails = Possible Horse Manure
Didn't effect my Footing or Throws anywhere

I agree with what Jah stated in his review
There's several Holes at Lolo Hot Springs, I'd gladly take to my Local and play forever
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Jah Plastifari
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 41 years 249 played 33 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great Mountain Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 12, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Very challenging

Several unique pin placements

Many trees to avoid on the first nine, second nine is a little more open with the rock formations being the main design factor

Most holes have several viable options on how to play it

Lots of elevation in play

Only a couple of holes where distance is a large advantage

Design takes good advantage of the many elements present

Cons:

Single chain lower quality baskets

Mostly dirt and gravel tees with a few carpet/turf

Very few trees trimmed, it can be very punishing to kick off the fairway

Some long walks between a few holes

Reasonable amount of physical fitness required

Roll aways are very common on the sloped greens for missed putts

Flow isn't too bad, but the red and pink ribbons are a necessity to find several tees

Other Thoughts:

I really enjoyed this course, with nicer baskets and tees and some trimming of the course to increase playability it would easily rate a half point higher, and possibly a full point.

Several holes would be in the running for my dream 18. With 15 and 17 being front runners. (The layout I played was slightly different than what is shown in the photos.)

Highly recommended if you enjoy mountain golf. Wear good shoes, leave the cart in the car, and take some water along.
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chevis
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21 years 196 played 40 reviews
3.50 star(s)

lolo rocks! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 18, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

+hole variety: length, left/right, up/down, a couple open (mostly woods)
+mt. views
+isolated, should have it to yourself
+challenging

Cons:

-dirt tees
-thin single chain baskets
-rough (stay on the fairway, right ;)
-navigation (fine if the pink flags are there to show the way)
-no shorter loop
-no benches

Other Thoughts:

fun course up and down the hill behind the hot springs. no two holes are the same; many different looking fairways. the top of the world shot on 9 is awesome. most of the course is in fairly dense woods, so going off fairway may require some searching & will require a heroic shot to save par. the giant boulders on the last holes are great obstacles & really change the dynamic of the course. a few really uphill holes will give you a workout. some baskets are blind off the tee, but the fairways are defined enough that you just need to put your disc down the fairway.
when i played there were lots of pink ribbon to help with navigation; if those were missing it would have been a frustrating experience trying to find the next tee & basket (big thanks to whoever ribboned it).
it's a great course; if it had signs and the baskets & tees were better i would give it a full point higher.
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jmanker
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Wild Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 23, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is a challenge. Just walking up and down the hills is physically demanding, but throw in the forested landscape with big boulders and you get a beautiful setting with throws that make you think before you huck it. Generally good signage and marks to lead you to the next tee.

Cons:

A few of the tees were difficult to find. Either the last two holes were missing baskets or I couldn't find them (entirely possible).

Other Thoughts:

Someone worked long and hard to build this unique course which I recommend you play. It reminded me of another "carved out of the wilderness" course I played up in Whistler B.C. Not your run of the mill trimmed trees and manicured lawns course, this place is wild. I could easily picture having to wrestle a bear for a disc that went off course. FUN!
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MountainMan
Experience: 44.1 years 104 played 17 reviews
3.50 star(s)

21 Holes and a heck of a hike! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 11, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

A lot of elevation makes for a ton of challenging shots. Variety from tight fairways deep in the woods to #21 that ends the course with a bomb from a very elevated tee to an elevated basket.

Plenty of different lengths of holes as well, so players will use just about every disc in their bag (I'm not sure I'd try any rollers though!)

Multiple signature holes, 2, 12, 21 come to mind. The boulders make this a very unusual course and add some real different geography to play through and around.

For as new as it is, the course is pretty well marked as far as getting from one hole to the next.

Cons:

This course is still being built (May 2016) and for now it's tee boxes vary from level log outlined areas to flags marking the tee start without a real "box" at all.

This is a long course with some significant walks between holes and a lot of elevation gain and loss.

While it is well marked between holes, there are a few holes where it's a real guessing game as far as where the basket is from the tee.

Be sure to wear good hiking shoes and bring lots of water on a hot day.

Other Thoughts:

I believe the plan is for Lolo Hot Springs to eventually have two or three disc golf courses. This could turn into quite a mecca for disc golfers in Western Montana.
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