Disc golf on Frances route

[Pscarmen]

Hello fellow Pilgrims!
I am starting my 1st Camino April 1st from SJPdP & plan to go to Muxia-Finisterre.
I want to add in some disc-golf along the way. Anyone have info on courses in Spain? (Even southern France would be great.)
I’ve found some courses but cannot for the life of me figure out where they are in correlation to the Frances route.
Hope to meet you on my journey. And I’ll have a few extra discs if you wanna join me!
Thank you & Buen Camino!

 

[Antonius Vaessen]

What is disc-golf, I have never heard of it

 

[Roaming_Wombat]

What is disc-golf, I have never heard of it

It's like golf but you use a frisbee.

 

[SYates]

Not really a much played game here in Spain, sorry.
BC SY

 

[Jeff Crawley]

What is disc-golf, I have never heard of it

Me neither but now I have it sounds rather annoying. Imagine trying for a siesta under that shady chestnut tree and a frisbee comes whizzing past your face . . .

 

[SabsP]

Hello fellow Pilgrims!
I am starting my 1st Camino April 1st from SJPdP & plan to go to Muxia-Finisterre.
I want to add in some disc-golf along the way. Anyone have info on courses in Spain? (Even southern France would be great.)
I’ve found some courses but cannot for the life of me figure out where they are in correlation to the Frances route.
Hope to meet you on my journey. And I’ll have a few extra discs if you wanna join me!
Thank you & Buen Camino!

Never heard of it but after a quick inernetsearch I see it does exist in Spain. Somewhere in Migas in Andalucia.

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Course fee is 10 euros, and rental discs cost you 5 euros. [...]Read More... from Mijas DiscGolfPark®

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Anyway do not underestimate the fact that after a long day of walking , showering, washing your clothes, preparing or buying food for the evening you will not have much energy left to do something else.

 

[Mettetäti]

Me neither but now I have it sounds rather annoying. Imagine trying for a siesta under that shady chestnut tree and a frisbee comes whizzing past your face . . .

It's not like that it's a common sports in Finland, and it requiers kind of metal baskets, so you can't do it everywhere. Don't worry!

 

[Robo]

Hello fellow Pilgrims!
I am starting my 1st Camino April 1st from SJPdP & plan to go to Muxia-Finisterre.
I want to add in some disc-golf along the way. Anyone have info on courses in Spain? (Even southern France would be great.)
I’ve found some courses but cannot for the life of me figure out where they are in correlation to the Frances route.
Hope to meet you on my journey. And I’ll have a few extra discs if you wanna join me!
Thank you & Buen Camino!

Think you'll have the energy left ?

 

[Richmond Gardner]

Hello fellow Pilgrims!
I am starting my 1st Camino April 1st from SJPdP & plan to go to Muxia-Finisterre.
I want to add in some disc-golf along the way. Anyone have info on courses in Spain? (Even southern France would be great.)
I’ve found some courses but cannot for the life of me figure out where they are in correlation to the Frances route.
Hope to meet you on my journey. And I’ll have a few extra discs if you wanna join me!
Thank you & Buen Camino!

Seems like you may have stumped the panel! It will be a discordant pursuit...but if you are determined, no course is needed. Back in prehistoric days (1970’s), we made up the course as we went from class to class, in college. So, you judge distance and difficulty to some feature ahead and decide what par should be! Simple

 

[Bad Pilgrim]

Hello fellow Pilgrims!
I am starting my 1st Camino April 1st from SJPdP & plan to go to Muxia-Finisterre.
I want to add in some disc-golf along the way. Anyone have info on courses in Spain? (Even southern France would be great.)
I’ve found some courses but cannot for the life of me figure out where they are in correlation to the Frances route.
Hope to meet you on my journey. And I’ll have a few extra discs if you wanna join me!
Thank you & Buen Camino!

Holy cow!

After 45 kms into Cuenca in 40+C heat, I can honestly say disc-golf was the last thing on my mind...!

Thanks for the invitation, but at the end of a stage I wouldn't be able to throw that thing more than 1 meter so you wouldn't want me on your team!!

 

[jmcarp]

Think you'll have the energy left ?

At the end of the day, I could only think of one thing -- no, make that two things: shower and a cerveza. Depending on the day, not necessarily in that order.

 

[Roaming_Wombat]

Me neither but now I have it sounds rather annoying. Imagine trying for a siesta under that shady chestnut tree and a frisbee comes whizzing past your face . . .

They have actual frisbee golf courses. You wouldn't take a siesta on a golf course then complain about getting hit by a golf ball! Same thing!

 

[Jeff Crawley]

They have actual frisbee golf courses. You wouldn't take a siesta on a golf course then complain about getting hit by a golf ball! Same thing!

Well it looks like they have a course at Monte do Gozo - a long way to carry your pie dish but you seem dedicated enough! Enjoy!

 

[Juspassinthru]

¿Pero por qué?

 

[Jeff Crawley]

¿Pero por qué?

Where is the fat dog???

(Sorry, couldn't resist the temptation - off to bed now!)

 

[Peligro]

Hello fellow Pilgrims!
I am starting my 1st Camino April 1st from SJPdP & plan to go to Muxia-Finisterre.
I want to add in some disc-golf along the way. Anyone have info on courses in Spain? (Even southern France would be great.)
I’ve found some courses but cannot for the life of me figure out where they are in correlation to the Frances route.
Hope to meet you on my journey. And I’ll have a few extra discs if you wanna join me!
Thank you & Buen Camino!

Sorry you've gotten some less than welcoming responses - that's unusual for this forum. I hope you find a way to incorporate disc-golf into your Camino. My guess is if you invited a fellow pilgrim or two to join you after washing up from a long day of walking they would be delighted to learn about the game. Lots of the towns are small enough that you won't have to go far to find open space. Good luck!

 

[RJM]

I never saw a single frisbee golf course on the Camino Frances. Not saying they are not there, just never saw one.

 

[Pscarmen]

Think you'll have the energy left ?

I was thinking of it more as a day off the path. But I am a big energy ball & need to keep busy. May be wishful thinking...

 

[Roaming_Wombat]

I was thinking of it more as a day off the path. But I am a big energy ball & need to keep busy. May be wishful thinking...

I was buying a sleeping bag liner in Anaconda yesterday (a camping store in Australia) and saw the frisbees at the checkout. I was very tempted to include one in my Camino kit! I still might.

 

[Kathy F.]

Of course, I know what disc golf is. But this reminds of a post from a first time pilgrim who wanted to know if anyone wanted to do yoga before walking in the morning.
Take as much time as you want, and enjoy the Camino as much as you want. Do disc golf if that's your thing! - my daughter does Ultimate and it's amazing!!!! For me, I spent an extra day visiting museums in Burgos, some pilgrims took musical instruments!
For me, just getting to where I hoped to be by the end of the day and enjoying the local . . . whatever . . . was as much energy as I felt like expending. The end of the day was my only chance to connect with other pilgrims, often over a well earned bottle of rioja.
Remember that you can only push your physical body so hard, then you need to give it a break. I found that one of the unwritten commandments of the Camino is that it breaks you down before it builds you up again. Have fun. Just be wise. Buen Camino!!

 

[Kathy F.]

I was thinking of it more as a day off the path. But I am a big energy ball & need to keep busy. May be wishful thinking...

If you have that much energy at the end of the day, maybe you haven't walked far enough.

 

[RJM]

Walking 20 kilometers or so everyday on the Camino does not wear everyone out. Especially the younger pilgrims. I often saw younger pilgrims get to the albergue, put up their packs and take off and do other activities. I certainly would not have had trouble doing that every day in my twenties.

 

[Bradypus]

Walking 20 kilometers or so everyday on the Camino does not wear everyone out. Especially the younger pilgrims. I often saw younger pilgrims get to the albergue, put up their packs and take off and do other activities. I certainly would not have had trouble doing that every day in my twenties.

I am closer to 60 and have osteoarthritis in both knees. Even so I would find 20km on the short side for a day's walking. As a restless person I would be looking around for ways to spend the rest of my day. Disc golf would probably not be one of them though!

 

[Camino Chrissy]

A lightweight plastic frisbee could do double duty...just turn it upside down and use as a plate for your picnic lunch or snacks, and it will keep sin olives from rolling around, too!

 

[Jeff Crawley]

A lightweight plastic frisbee could do double duty...just turn it upside down and use as a plate for your picnic lunch or snacks, and it will keep sin olives from rolling around, too!

I'm all for multiusage. Divide the underside into 37 slices, use an olive as the ball and voila! Camino Roulette!

 

[Bad Pilgrim]

Wait a minute: the Camino doesn't need more plastic. As one of my fellow countrywomen said; "How DARE you?!"

Isn't there any alternative material?

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Wait a minute: the Camino doesn't need more plastic. As one of my fellow countrywomen said; "How DARE you?!"

Isn't there any alternative material?

A cardboard lid from a box?

 

[notion900]

If you go a month earlier you could take the Salvador over to Oviedo, take part in this championship and then carry on on the Primitivo.

V Open de España de Disc Golf 2020

Spain's fifth international disc golf Open

crkdiscgolf.com

 

[Rebekah Scott]

Everyone knows that medieval pilgrims used scallop shells as frisbees. The earliest Disc Golf course was recently unearthed at Finisterre, part of the long-lost Druid sports culture that later re-emerged in Scotland as regular Golf.

 

[Steveand Jannie]

Are people so old on here that they think frisbee golf would be physically taxing after a days hiking? Maybe some of us have more energy than others.

 

[Bradypus]

Are people so old on here that they think frisbee golf would be physically taxing after a days hiking? Maybe some of us have more energy than others.

That might depend on what "a days hiking" actually means. I sometimes walk a 40km day. If I have done that I am usually happy enough with a shower, some laundry, a meal and a bottle of wine. That is probably all the additional physical effort I want for the day. If you prefer to do your walking in homeopathic doses you might feel more need for extra activities.

 

[Lindor]

I have never heard of disc-golf to be honest, but it sounds like great fun! I'm setting off from SJPdP on the 3rd April, so we may meet well end up meeting somewhere on the camino. I would love to give it a try, you will just have to teach me the rules...Isn't the camino all about new experiences?
I'll keep an eye out for you....

 

[Steveand Jannie]

That might depend on what "a days hiking" actually means. I sometimes walk a 40km day. If I have done that I am usually happy enough with a shower, some laundry, a meal and a bottle of wine. That is probably all the additional physical effort I want for the day. If you prefer to do your walking in homeopathic doses you might feel more need for extra activities.

I am an ultra distace cyclist. But at 62 I am sure I could throw a few frisbees around after a 300km day ride.

 

[Pscarmen]

If you have that much energy at the end of the day, maybe you haven't walked far enough.

I like this response! Thank you.

 

[Pscarmen]

I have never heard of disc-golf to be honest, but it sounds like great fun! I'm setting off from SJPdP on the 3rd April, so we may meet well end up meeting somewhere on the camino. I would love to give it a try, you will just have to teach me the rules...Isn't the camino all about new experiences?
I'll keep an eye out for you....

Sounds wonderful. I’ll keep an eye out as well👁. Buen Camino!

 

[Pscarmen]

If you go a month earlier you could take the Salvador over to Oviedo, take part in this championship and then carry on on the Primitivo.

V Open de España de Disc Golf 2020

Spain's fifth international disc golf Open

crkdiscgolf.com

Now THIS is the type of response I was looking for. This is awesome. Thank you so much.

 

[Pscarmen]

Wait a minute: the Camino doesn't need more plastic. As one of my fellow countrywomen said; "How DARE you?!"

Isn't there any alternative material?

This doesn’t even make sense! Nothing better than a well used disc...

 

[David with new Kit!]

Incoming - Duck!!

 

[Theatregal]

I think your best bet would be to check for associations near the larger cities or towns along the Camino Frances (Pamplona, Logroño, Burgos, Leon, Astorga, Ponferrada, Sarria). I don't recall seeing any courses along the Frances but the larger centres just may have something!

 

[RennieArchibald]

Hello fellow Pilgrims!
I am starting my 1st Camino April 1st from SJPdP & plan to go to Muxia-Finisterre.
I want to add in some disc-golf along the way. Anyone have info on courses in Spain? (Even southern France would be great.)
I’ve found some courses but cannot for the life of me figure out where they are in correlation to the Frances route.
Hope to meet you on my journey. And I’ll have a few extra discs if you wanna join me!
Thank you & Buen Camino!

I'm trying to imagine the difficulty finding enough pilgrims to make a match. I think you'll need to create your own course in situ.

 

[David with new Kit!]

I'm trying to imagine the difficulty finding enough pilgrims to make a match. I think you'll need to create your own course in situ.

I think you will find out on your first Camino there will be enough Pilgrims to make up a full league - There will be no shortage

 

[Pscarmen]

I'm trying to imagine the difficulty finding enough pilgrims to make a match. I think you'll need to create your own course in situ.

Hi Rennie!
I play solo all the time. Just a relaxing sport to me so I can enjoy the outdoors. Many courses (that I’ve been to) are in the woods & it’s a great disconnect.