10 Most Challenging Wooded Disc Golf Courses

If you’ve outgrown the open fairways, this is the list for you. These are the most challenging wooded courses we publish — dense timber, tight lines, and difficulty ratings of 4 or 5 on our scale. Bring your accuracy, leave your ego.

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1. Beaver Ranch DGC

Beaver Ranch DGC — Conifer, Colorado · 21 holes, par 63, Hard · ★ 4.8 · Pay to play

Hole 21 is the longest in the short set at 301 feet — the hole that sums up Beaver Ranch’s mountain character.

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2. Diavolo at New Hope

Diavolo at New Hope — Cary, North Carolina · 22 holes, par 75, Hard · ★ 4.8 · Free

Hole 16 is the longest at Diavolo at 615 feet — a par 5 that threads the wooded heart of the course with water never far away.

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3. Idlewild

Idlewild — Burlington, Kentucky · 24 holes, par 86, Very Hard · ★ 4.8 · Free

Hole 21 is Idlewild’s legend: 1,001 feet of par 5 that winds through the hills with water never far from the line.

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4. Mary Moore Searight

Mary Moore Searight — Austin, Texas · 18 holes, par 56, Hard · ★ 4.8 · Free

Hole 3 is the longest at Mary Moore at 543 feet — a par 4 that demands two precise shots through the dense cedar corridor.

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5. The Canyons at Dellwood Park

The Canyons at Dellwood Park — Lockport, Illinois · 27 holes, par 86, Hard · ★ 4.8 · Free

Hole 8 is the longest standard hole at The Canyons at 450 feet — a par 4 where the park’s eight water hazards make their most serious appearance.

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6. Milo McIver (Riverbend East)

Milo McIver (Riverbend East) — Estacada, Oregon · 18 holes, par 58, Hard · ★ 4.7 · Pay to play

Hole 2 is the monster: 1,185 feet of par 5 that defines what Milo McIver is about.

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7. Circle C Ranch on Slaughter Creek

Circle C Ranch on Slaughter Creek — Austin, Texas · 18 holes, par 64, Hard · ★ 4.6 · Free

Hole 18 stretches 888 feet through the woods to close the round — the longest hole at Circle C.

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8. Nevin Park (Nightmare)

Nevin Park (Nightmare) — Charlotte, North Carolina · 18 holes, par 64, Hard · ★ 4.6 · Free

Hole 18 closes the Nightmare with 540 feet of par 4 and water in play — a fitting final exam for a course built on tight fairways and nerve.

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9. Kaposia Park

Kaposia Park — South St. Paul, Minnesota · 27 holes, par 91, Hard · ★ 4.5 · $5

Hole 9 is the longest at Kaposia at 615 feet — a par 4 that rolls with the course’s best elevation and demands two clean shots through the trees.

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10. Mt. Airy Forest

Mt. Airy Forest — Cincinnati, Ohio · 18 holes, par 56, Hard · ★ 4.5 · Free

Hole 17 is the longest at Mt.

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Every course on this list will test you — and every one of them is worth the walk back to the car. Play them all and you’ll be a better player for it.

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