A new free golf attraction has been approved for installation at Hailes Quarry Park.
Disc golf is a fun and fast-growing sport where players throw a frisbee-like disc towards a target, following rules similar to traditional golf. Players complete a hole by throwing their disc from a tee area towards a target, throwing again from where the previous throw landed. The target is a metal basket that is fixed into the ground. Lowest number of throws wins.
Installed and maintained by the Edinburgh Disc Golf Community (EDGC), the course at Hailes Quarry Park will be open to all and free to access.
The disc golf course will remain fully open to the public, with no fenced or restricted areas. Players will be expected to wait until the space is clear before taking a shot.
Disc golf is a rapidly growing sport with over 12,000 courses worldwide. Until last week's approval from councillors the nearest course to the capital was in Dunbar.
Culture and Communities Convener, Cllr Margaret Graham, said:
We are really pleased to be able to offer more activities at Hailes Quarry Park and the fact that they are free and accessible to everyone makes them an excellent resource for the community. And I hope more people give the sport a try.
A priority for the Council is to provide more opportunities for people to get active and encourage greater participation in sports as part of a healthy lifestyle. The new course will help us to achieve this and will be a real asset for local people of all ages.
Peter Dawson, EDGC Founding Director, said:
Everyone connected with the Edinburgh Disc Golf Community are thrilled to be able to install the capitals first ever free to play disc golf course. This project has been years in the making and to finally have our own permanent free to play course is a huge step forwards for Scottish Disc Golf. We can't wait to share this growing sport with the local community and get frisbees flying in the Hailes Quarry Park.