Giles Run at Laurel Hill Park

"Did not have fun playing this course. Layouts for holes were decent but the fairway grass was halfway up my shins, the bushes and trees in the rough were so thick that there’s almost no chance you’re getting your disc back if you misthrow, the layout was so so confusing and none of the holes connected to one another. Maybe I’ll try coming back in the winter and playing it when there are no leaves but in June this course was a horrible experience to play through."

"As others have mentioned, the grass in the fairways is a bit long but that's a minor complaint. The roughs are ROUGH and full of thorns. Hard to find bad throws, but the fairways are fair. There's a couple holes that go uphill but you also have a low hanging branch right in front of the teebox? It's a great, fun course but the layout/flow is awful. There's a few holes where you have a good 10 minute walk from one basket to the next teepad, and you have to cross other fairways."

"Tall grass. Good luck finding your disc outside the lines. "

"Fun local course. Plenty of layout options for beginners and more experienced players. The rough can be pretty unforgiving, but otherwise a great course."

"Crazy rough but great course outside of that"

"Best course in the local area that challenges a regular player. Would not recommend for beginners as the fairways are long and open and if you leave the fairway the woods become dense with poison ivy, ticks, and thorns especially during the summer. It is a long course and a bit confusing layout wise, but use the map and play this course a couple of times and you’ll end up loving it. Great course, but challenging for the experienced player."

"Long course. Well maintained. Several silver baskets need to be leveled. Always windy on top. Could easily be made a 21 hole course and make use of long walks. Get out and play"

"Heed the other warnings, course setup is a bit eccentric"

"Very cool course. Technical but not brutally, with a good mix of open holes with trees to navigate. Varying layouts with two pins and two tees per hole allows for a lot of variety and to cater to a wide range of skill levels. "

"Layout a little hard to follow, but a great open course all around!"

"Pros: Long courses with a nice variety of shot types and distances. Cons: The walk between 7-8 and 16-17 is a bit long and course can get shaggy and full of ticks during spring and summer. Overall, one of the best courses in the area."

"Nice overall course. Some technical and elevation change throughout. We had a little bit of navigational issues when crossing from one side of the course to the other. As second visit to this course would be much easier. "

"Cool course, but so so so much walking. Be prepared!"

"Course is getting better and better each year. Extremely fun course and probably the best in NOVA. Short to short is rather boring and is mostly the same thing. If you are confident in yourself play longs they are challenging but rewarding. Stay on the fairways or you will lose a disc. Community there is great at finding and returning discs."

"Very well kept up course. Just a lot of walking. "

"Holes not overly hard or interesting. Rough is ridiculous, lost a disc and spent tem minutes pulling 100 seed pods off my pants. Long walks and bad signage between holes. Only UDisc kept me on track."

"Clear signage, but the rough is definitely rough. Brush is very thick and hard to get through to find lost discs. There's a reason that there's a lost disc mailbox that is constantly full. I find Pohick to be a better course, despite some misleading signage."

"Rough infeasible to navigate, not much variation in course shape…"

"Lots of course options, UDisc map is clear, sign maps also very clear. There’s a little bit of a walk to some holes but overall a great course!"

"This course is special. Great use of elevation and well placed baskets. The rough is super dense. The only real issue is the walk between holes. I lost my most beloved disc near 16's long pin in the left rough. Green sidewinder with my name and number on it. $100 reward if found."

"This is a fantastic course for beginners and experienced players alike. Very interesting holes mixing larger open shots with some difficulties wooded lines as well. Only drawback is the very unforgiving rough…."

"The holes themselves are nice. But the flow of the course doesn’t make sense and anything outside of the fairway = good luck finding your disc. I gave up and left halfway through my round after losing multiple discs in the extremely thick bushes. "

"3.5 mile walk. It’s beautiful. Make sure to bring plenty of water and time to play"

"Very solid fun course, its a bit of a hike to get through, but many line options, elevation changes, and ace baskets. Bring water!"

"Fairways are decently fair, rough is very rough, but the layout is horrible. Walking 10-20+ minutes from hole to hole sometimes, walking up other fairways to get to the next hole, walking backwards, etc. "

"This was a fun course. However the layout has something to be desired with the distance walk between the holes. You have great fun I kinda got lost coming back from 17 and stuck in the woods. This is definitely a course that you do not want to have a cart!"

"Great tee signs and tee pads. However the main layout requiring multiple 1000ft walks between holes really hurt this course. Fairways are open, but the rough is definitely punishing even if only slightly off. Won’t be going back."

"Well kept but WAY too long of walks between holes."

"Overgrown"

"Not very many memorable holes. Rough is lots of tall grass and briars. Very forehand friendly"

"Lot of walking which was a plus for me and the pup"

"Rough is very thick at parts but that’s not really fixable. The layout is a bit all over the place and there is a lot of walking between holes. Without the distance between holes it would be at least 4.5 stars"

"Stay on the fairway, rough is thicc "

"Very nice layout. Lots of walking. Spaced out enough to not throw into other players/fairways. A little groundskeeping would go a long way. Definitely going to get your steps in here for 18, even from red to red. "

"Very over grown off course"

"Nice course. Design makes seeing where your disc lands difficult on some holes. "

"Beautiful course, we’ll maintained, great elevation change"

"Beautiful course. Just hard to follow the layout for the first time"

"Tics are very much present being bug spray, use spotters "

"Pros: Fun, open but technical holes with OB or enough brambles that it may as well be OB. Well maintained, fantastic tee pads, good group of folks that play weekly. Cons: Baskets need an upgrade. Too many perfect putts either slip thru the chains or bounce out. Als, the 10-min hike between 7-8/16-17 is a little ridiculous but i guess i need the exercise."

"Could use better signage"

"Fantastic! Just needs more signs! And maybe some trash cans"

"The holes are great, but the lay out is very confusing and a ton of walking between some holes with no clear signs "

"Great variety of holes. Very unforgiving in the wind but an amazing challenge! Layout is difficult the first time but once you get it figured out it’s an enjoyable walk. Between the two pads and baskets per hole, the course offers a lot of options for any skill level "

"The ongoing maintenance project has really helped out this course, lots of fun and good variety of shots. Open fairways on multiple holes are a nice change from a lot of the wooded courses in the area. Long walk between a couple holes can be tricky to navigate, but once you go through once it’s easy to follow"

"Good, some holes hard to find."

"Really fantastic course. Be prepared to walk though! The holes are quite disconnected sometimes."

"Improvements keep coming. I wish there was a hole that utilized the small lake on the property. Add another hole to that and save the long walk to #s 1 and 2. It's still easy to lose an errant disc, but greatly less now than just a year ago or so. "

"Best tee pads you will ever throw on"

"Good variety of holes! Long walks between some holes. "

"Forgiving course. "

"Course is fun in summer with no wind. Wind can make course extremly unforgiving "

"Course is kept in great shape. Holes 6, 15, 16 and 17 were particularly hard to find with long hikes between holes. Layout is VERY open which did well for my score, but I feel they missed an opportunity to use the woods for more technical shots. Long tees add tunnels that require shaping, but there are very few lines with ceilings. Overall I loved the course and had a lot of fun."

"Love the course, mixture of long, short, semi open shots, and is a beautiful hike. Really nice people. Only wish there was a porta potty and more clear gps directions to get to hole 1 "

"Update the address so that you park at hole 1 instead of 12!"

"Super confusing layout but a great time if you have a guide. "

"Try to stay out of the sticker bushes they are everywhere, but they course is huge and awesome"

"Layout is open, and theres a good amount of walking between certain holes. Multiple layouts with two sets of baskets and two sets of concrete teepads is awesome. The fairways are well landscaped and pretty clearly defined, which was a welcome sight on my first time through. Reds to reds is a pretty easy layout for experienced players, while white to silver is a really long challenging one. Unfortunately if it's your first time through, silver baskets are damn near invisible from the teebox. "

"The cleanup/beautification maintenance project has done wonders for this course since I first played it in the summer, and even in early October! I consider myself lucky I didn't play at all before this summer because it was bad then with lots of work put in. We're all blessed beneficiaries of the hard work being put in. Highly recommend for the locals, and the same to passers-by. The holes rock, but the course as a whole could use some simplicity of possible and more trash cans."

"Lots of potential here. Takes longer to walk to each hole then it does to play them"

"Such a sweet layout in my opinion. It has a bit of everything and wind reading is crucial up on the hill. Easier in the winter because the brush in down. A must play in my opinion."

"Needs to have a new layout. Course was in great shape, but the layout is not so great. All around good course. "

"Great course , good upkeep "

"Rough can be a bit rough but has a very fun layout "

"Best course in area. Great mix of holes, and while not tight as far as hitting gaps is concerned, the landing areas are. And if missed, the rough is very penal to your score, body, and number of discs you have. Great design and can’t wait to come back. "

"Got lost between hole 16 and 17. Otherwise it was well marked. Some holes have hikes between them so be prepared."

"First play through can be tough to navigate. The same shot can be used for many different holes so the course isn’t too unique, but still a very fun course with lots of open shots. "

"Decent holes but very poorly routed course"

"Lots of walking between holes "

"Layouts are challenging but fair and fun. OB can creep up on you "

"Challenging course! Felt a little lost at times"

"Course is well kept, but easy to get lost with poor signage between holes. This course is kinda infamous for the thorn bushes and losing discs. I don't recommend this place if you aren't in shape with how much you have to walk and if you aren't at least intermediate to advanced in skill level."

"Fun course, challenging, easy to lose discs, very thorny"

"Fun and challenging course, pretty well maintained. Wide range in difficulty between red and white tees and baskets so it’s good for varying skill levels. Easy to lose discs in the weeds though."

"Fun course, try to have a spotter if you can. If you want to start at hole one make sure you drive to the smaller parking lot on the other side of the park instead of where google and UDisc lead you too"

"Fairways are open but rough is almost going to guarantee a lost disc. Bring extras lol. Layout is decent, but expect some long walks between some of the holes. "

"Well kept, fun and unique holes"

"As of Friday grass is knee high in some places. Difficult to play at times. "

"Course is nice, rough is terrible. Careful going off the fairway as it is almost impossible to find discs. "

"I would rate it 3 stars because I lost my first disc here. A lot of nice open holes. Played red to red. Stay away from the thick brambles and poison ivy. They suck. "

"Good signage but bad flow "

"Such a cool course. Great variety of shots with very challenging holes. 8/10 would play again. Also go to gyro factory and get a gyro after"

"Well maintained but EXTREMELY EASY to lose discs"

"Nice :)"

"Course could use updated signage for better layout, but was well maintained and challenging. Too much OB"

"Technical course"

"Nicely maintained "

"Excellent course. Today was incredibly slick and snowy and icy but it was great. White pads to red baskets is definitely a technical and challenging set up."

"Beautiful course"

"Can be difficult to navigate your way around but a great course to play at. Also, there are no bathrooms or would give it 5 stars."

"Beautiful course, in great shape. A decent amount of walking between some holes. Wind is really a factor and lots of out of bounds rough. Would be tough to find discs in the summer when it's more lush."

"new upkeep is fantastic - lots of trees cleared and signage is amazing. A must visit!"

"A lot of walking, well kept fairways, confusing course though, pay attention to signs"

"Well maintained. Long walks between a few holes. "

"This course is great for everyone. Very beginner friendly (even have loaner discs for new players to try out) but also have layouts that can challenge players at higher skill levels. Holes 9-16 take a decent hike to get to, and you have to take the same hike back to get to hole 17. "

"Course can be difficult to navigate at times, but it’s a good mix of fairly open and technical holes. "

"Huge dead walls. Confusing layout and sometimes hard to find the next teepad. There are signs posted but not all the time. Otherwise, great lines and fair fairways. "

"Awesome course with constant upkeep from volunteers. Multiple tee pads and baskets can provide a relaxing day or quite the challenge. There is a good amount of walking, but welcome to playing disc golf. If you throw a shank there is also a possibility you could lose a disc, but that's on the player. They have significantly reduced the amount of thorn bushes and cabbage to open up some holes, but people still like to play dangerously 🤷"

"Mine long course with some technical throws!"

"Love the layout of this course. Has elevation changes with open shots and wooded shots. There are multiple tees and pins per hole with clearly marked signs and OB. The multiple tees make this a quality course for beginner and intermediate players. "

"Really nice course! Very short and open if you play red tees/baskets and very challenging to score well on longer tees/baskets."

"Long walks be prepared. Pretty open, but the rough is thorny so wear pants."

"A truly physical course. Long holes and lots of hiking! Really well-signed and fun tho. "

"Well maintained, deceptively unforgiving"

"Very nice course with a few longer walks between holes. A couple tees make for some more challenging tree patches to dodge. Saw a few discs in trees "

"Lot of walking but a fun course"

"Hills, narrow passages, lots of walking, lots of potential for lost discs (if you’re bad like me!)"

"Great course with variety of tough woods and open fields, but it’s a very confusing layout and the pars don’t match the appropriate distances on the signs. "

"While the design of individual holes was pretty good, the layout was pretty meh. Not as much signage as I'd have liked, and lots of backtracking. 16->17 in particular was a ways off and very unclear. Be careful of the rough - it's pretty dense."

"Excellent course in the area. "

"Rough is brutal"

"Course is very much improved since I went earlier in the summer. Some great technical shots and elevation changes. 2 tee pads and 2 baskets on each hole. The marking has improved greatly since I was last there. A couple long walks between some holes make this course take a good 2-3 hours to play through completely. Much of the super thorny brush has been cleared this year. Definitely the nicest course I've seen in Northern Virginia."

"Long routing, inefficient"

"Course was awesome, but it was tough to find the next tee at some points"

"This course keeps improving. Thank you to those that have put in all the work. It is still likely going to be confusing for those that are new to it. You can start on 1 or 12, there is still thick brush in the woods (but much improved), and there’s a very long steep walk, which can involve a stream crossing. But in some ways I like this quirkiness as it adds to the variety and gives you some exercise. "

"Loved the open layout - well kept, not too difficult if you’re newer to the sport"

"Mostly short holes, difficult to navigate the course, nice tee pads and good informative pad signs. "

"Love the course, and especially love the recently installed navigational pointers. For anyone who’s not familiar, just know there’s a very long walk to get to 17, then after 18, a long walk to get to 1."

"Well maintained. Some big throws. Mix of sun and shade. "

"Grass is tall as of 8/27. Hadn't played in a year. Volunteer crew has done a great job clearing the rough."

"Was a pretty empty course that covered lots of ground. Maps were not that helpful so made it difficult to find a couple of holes. There were also a lot of thorny bushes around so you had to be extra careful with retrieving anything "

"Poor flow, overgrown."

"Maps not accurate "

"Course is a good 3.1 miles to walk. Navigating your first time can be tricky. Nice to throw long shots and not have families walking thru course as occurs at nearby Burke Lake. Get out of the fairway and you will be in thorns and will struggle to find discs. Course has a lot of potential and there’s been a ton of improvements made to it over the last year to improve playability for intermediate players. "

"Course needs updated signage to next tee pads. Walking paths need grooming. "

"Pretty fun course, longer than the nearby burke lake, though not by much if you’re playing the shortest available. Currently undergoing some construction, hope it isn’t hurt too much from it. Recommend going with someone who knows their way around, it can be confusing at times"

"Great course. The signage could be a little better getting from hole to hole. It plays great with good options for all levels of play "

"Fun course, but really hard to find your way around the first time. The maps are outdated and some holes have been renumbered. The rough is pretty unforgiving in some places, spent a good amount of time in the brambles. "

"The holes themselves were fun but this course would be a lot better if the holes were laid out in a logical way."

"Good course. Long. I liked the openness. Took nearly 2.5 hrs to play. Got a little lost finding 8 and really lost after 16. Will be back"

"Loooong course...be prepared to hoke"

"The course is tough but fair on most holes. The only two complaints I have, is the wonky layout and long walk between some of the holes. The OB is crazy as well. Several holes have OB less than 15 to 20 ft from the basket to the side. The course is well maintained and if you're passing through the area it's definitely worth the stop. "

"Layout of course can be pretty confusing, especially when moving to the third hole. (Through wooded gate between first hole and parking lot.) Pretty brushy & be prepared to hike! Otherwise there’s some cool holes."

"My favorite in the area. Just don’t worry about losing a few discs. In the summer time it can get over grown with thorns. "

"This course is what make me like disc golf four years ago. It is confusing to find holes you have to cross through the woods to get to the back part. A lot of wide open holes to throw bombs."

"Update to previous review. New signage and cleaner look. Even saw some course maintenance being done! Does have big potential. "

"Very confusing layout, rough brush just off the fairway. Some cool holes tho"

"Tee/hole 3 is missing. They are creating a new tee/hole 7 that looks like it's almost ready. There are a lot of ticks. Bug spray a must!"

"Not great signage, long distances between holes "

"Course layout is one of the all time worst "

"This park is huge! But lots of fun"

"If you don’t like long walks between holes, go ahead and drop this rating a star or so. If you can put up with that you’ll find an awesome course that has everything from beginner friendly pitch n’ putt from the shorts to challenging technical long drives. Avoid the VERY rough rough and maybe bring a spotter. I mapped reds-to-silvers today so hopefully that helps with navigation!"

"Needs far more marking and directions between holes"

"Great course. Very hard to find some tee pads. "

"They are making this course great with all the weeds coming out!! Now just put a bench at each tee and this place is perfect. And if everyone would be aware of their trash and stuff 👍🏻"

"Hard to know exactly which trail to take for the back holes but otherwise beautiful course "

"I like the fairway layouts for sure but for a new guy to this course, Please update the UDisc map! My recommendation is don’t go unless you see a local that’ll let you T-off with so as to find the fairways..."

"Wonderful course. Must keep it accurate! Too bad construction has taken number 3, but maybe an opportunity for a new one. "

"Good holes. Hard to find them"

"Not a good course to play passing through. Shorts are too short and the tight fairways make the longs very difficult to play by yourself. You might as well just play the shorts... Some of the holes look really nice, but then you find out that's not the hole it's the basket to the next hole. The design just needs help!"

"Definitely a challenging course. The tees and the pins are very clear as is the path. The rough however is like Satan’s jungle. Beware your toss goes awry and banks into the forest. Overall a very challenging course but plenty of options for beginners."

"Nice course. But the rough is pretty unforgiving, even 3ft off the fairway. Complicated directions to get between the different sections of the course. "

"Hole 3 has been uprooted for construction and not relocated. Beautiful open fairways, some wood shots, flex lines, over grown at the moment though. "

"Mixture of rolling fields and woods, with a good amount of elevation change. The fairways are very open and well maintained, but the rough is truly rough. Very thick rough with a lot of briar bushes, A LOT."

"Watch out for Ticks. Went on June 29th and found one afterwards. Course is beautiful as always though!"

"Certain holes with little to no indication to where the next tee is. Long walks between holes."

"Grass gets very long, stalls rollers. Absolutely beautiful course with multiple tee and pin layouts. This is a hidden gem. Old baskets. "

"Great hard course. Wish the vegitaion wasnt so overgrown."

"Beautiful course. Completely unforgiving. Don't play with discs you care about. Bring a buddy."

"Nice mix of holes. PRO/AM tees and baskets is nice. Can be a disc eater for left handers "

"#16 pro hole is just outlandish. Overall course layout was rough to get through having never played the course before. "

"Tough natural OB. Good course. A lot of land and can get overgrown at times."

"I lost my orange dynamic discs defender in the thorns and junk to the right of 10 rec tee, my name and number should be on it, if found please either contact me via number on disc or ship to 1032 Second Ave, Altoona, PA 16602.......thanks"

"You have to walk back down fairways on some holes to get to the next Tee very poor layout the course is in great shape "

"Really nice course. Well maintained but a TON of thorns lining most of the fairways. Pretty easy to navigate with the exception of getting to 8-16. "

"Lots of variety. Stay on fairways. Needs better signage. "

"Needs Mowing! One of the better courses in Northern Va. for developing your game. Rough is very unforgiving (especially in summer) so staying in the fairway is paramount. 2 permanent tees/baskets per hole. Extensive volunteer course work and maintenance has kept the course playable. New signs and waypoints have been added. New trees planted. Navigation can be a challenge on your first time. Locals playing almost daily are eager to help. Lost and Found box located at hole 12 near Central Green"