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Picture postcard scenery awaits, from fairytale castles, ancient forests, medieval towns and majestic rivers that wind their way through the German landscape. This sets you up to play disc golf in some gorgeous locations in a great disc golfing nation.
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Why Visit?
If you’re touring Europe, there’s a strong chance you’ll have Germany on your itinerary. This country of over 83 million delivers the perfect balance of interesting cities, history and scenery that gives you plenty to explore.
Germany’s capital, Berlin, is a vibrant and edgy destination and a popular city break for holidaying Europeans. Dresden, heavily bombed during World War II, has been resurrected and definitely earns its nickname as the ‘Florence of the Elbe’. Of course food and drink is a massive drawcard to Germany, with its famous beers, Bratwurst as well as delicious cakes and savories. There are plenty of picturesque German castles and palaces to visit, but none are as famous or more photographed as the Bavarian Neuschwanstein, which inspired Walt’s castle at Disneyland.
Things to Do
There’s plenty to get through in the capital of Berlin, with a few shorter beginner-friendly disc golf courses there too. There are popular places in the city to visit like the Brandenburg Gate or grab great views of the city from the Reichstag Building. There’s also what’s considered to be the world’s longest open air gallery, the East Side Gallery - 1.3km of colourful murals on remnants of the Berlin Wall.
In the Bavarian region there is a cluster of UNESCO heritage castles built for Mad King Ludwig II, including Neuschwanstein, Linderhof Palace and Herrenchiemsee Palace.
Also in this stunning region of Germany, you’ll find the country’s top disc golf course, Disc Golf Allgäu, in Ofterschwang. In the southwest is the Black Forest, famous for its cuckoo clocks and gateau with Stuttgart at its heart. And there’s plenty of good hiking in Bavaria, including the return trip to the Andechs Monastery where you stop in for lunch and get a monk-brewed beer and hearty Bavarian lunch.
The capital Munich is known for museums and beer gardens - being the home of the world’s largest beer festival Oktoberfest every September. And in Cologne, visit the Chocolate Museum or get a great view of the city from the Cologne Cable Car that takes you up and over the Rhine from the city’s zoo to the Rheinpark.
Where to Play
There are plenty of disc golf courses that might help dictate how and where you travel in Germany. Plus you get to zip around this country with virtually no speed limits on many of the autobahns. Out of Berlin, heading south is Burgerheide Finsterwalde - a top ranking course on UDisc that gets very good reviews from touring and local players. The spa town of Bad Krozingen isn’t far from the Swiss town of Basel and has another top course in Germany with Vita Classica Disc Golf Park. It’s just south of Freiberg, with its medieval city centre and home of the world’s oldest mining university, Bergakademie Freiberg - which we assure you is actually a thing. Not too far from this course is Gruttpark Lorrach disc golf, closer to the Swiss border.
Up in the northern part of Germany you’ll find three disc golf courses in the top 10, including Bremen Weseruferpark, Bremervorde Vorder See and located on a sports ground Boostedt Disc Golf Centre. Germany’s financial hub of Frankfurt has Russelsheim Ostpark disc golf with its huge 24 holes and multiple layouts. This course isn’t too far from Heidelberg, famous for its red roofs, the oldest university in Germany and its castle.
