Big Walk: How to Solve the Purple Flag Pole Golf Puzzle

The purple flag pole golf puzzle in Big Walk is one of the longest hauls in the game. There is no clever trick to it. You take the same heavy ball you used for the mountain golf puzzle and physically carry it across the island to the blue platform, following the arrow that points the way. The whole thing is a patience test more than a brain teaser, and dropping the ball at the wrong moment sends you back to the start.

Quick answer: Pick up the heavy golf ball at the original mountain puzzle, carry it down to the train station by the red towers, ride the train to the green tower, then cross the rope bridge to the blue structure and place the ball on the final blue platform. Do not drop it anywhere along the route.

Where the ball is and what the puzzle wants

The blue platform with the purple flag pole shows an arrow pointing away from itself. That arrow marks the direction you need to bring the ball from. The ball you need is not sitting nearby. It is the same heavy ball from the earlier mountain golf puzzle, so you have to return to that spot and transport it all the way back.

The ball is heavy, which means only one player can hold it at a time and nobody can move quickly with it. Expect the full trip to take roughly two hours with two players. A larger group makes it faster because you can spread out and pass the ball forward instead of shuffling it back and forth.

Full transport route to the blue platform

Head back to the original mountain golf puzzle and pick up the heavy ball. This is your only ball, so treat every leg of the trip as a chance to lose progress.

Carry the ball down the mountain to the train station near the red towers. This descent is where the ball is easiest to fumble, so move deliberately and hand it off between players rather than rushing.

Board the train and ride it to the green tower. The train covers the longest stretch of the journey and is the main reason this route is faster than walking the whole way.

Grab the ball at the green tower and carry it to the rope bridge. Keep the ball with a single carrier here and have the others move ahead to set up the next pass.

Cross the rope bridge to the blue structure. This is the trickiest section for co-op groups, so read the pitfall note below before you start across.

Bring the ball down from the blue structure and back up to the final blue platform, then set it in place beneath the purple flag pole.

Avoiding a restart on the rope bridge

The rope bridge is the spot where groups get stuck. Position a second player at the drawbridge to take the ball as the carrier crosses. That hand-off stops the person holding the ball from getting trapped on the bridge with nowhere to pass it.

Note: If the ball drops at any point along the route, you have to start the climb over. There is no shortcut back, so the extra player waiting at each hazard is worth the coordination.

How to confirm the puzzle is solved

Once the ball settles on the final blue platform, confetti rains down and the reward appears. That confirmation means the run counted and you can move on to the rest of the island’s remaining challenges.