Discover Senden

When planning your trip to Senden, it helps to distinguish between the different themes: outdoor culture and park activities, a hike along the Iller, and sporting or indoor activities. Which one shapes your stay depends on your itinerary. The various offerings differ in nature and, in some cases, by season.

City Park: Outdoor culture and leisure activities

During the warmer months, the open-air stage in Senden City Park serves as an outdoor venue. Local choirs and orchestras perform there, as do nationally known bands, comedians, authors and performers. If you would like to plan your trip around an event, check the dates for your travel period. The open-air stage has also received the Swabian Thomas Wechs Architecture Award.

The ecological area of the city park includes wildflower meadows, a tree trail and the “Swabian Cultural Landscape” educational site. The park also has a mini-golf course, a Kneipp pool, a children’s playground, a ball court, a skate park and a winter toboggan run. Nature and leisure areas are therefore side by side. Check the current availability of the facilities before your visit.

Hiking and sporting activities

The Iller Tour around Senden follows well-maintained, level paths and is easy to manage even for less athletic hikers. Path conditions may change over time, so check them before setting off.

For a different kind of exercise, Stuntwerk in the Senden/Iller Nord industrial area combines bouldering, Ninja Warrior training, parkour and functional fitness. Senden also has an indoor 3D blacklight mini-golf facility. These activities are quite different from the hike: the focus here is on training or playing indoors, while the Iller Tour is all about outdoor exercise. Contact the operators for current details about Stuntwerk and the mini-golf facility.

Senden’s economic development

The city’s history offers another perspective on Senden. The gravel and timber industries, along with the town’s immediate proximity to the Iller, contributed to its economic growth. This growth was already reflected in 1862, when Senden was connected to the Illertal Railway. A stay here therefore offers both contemporary leisure and cultural activities and a historical connection to the city’s economic development.

More destinations in the wider Neu-Ulm destination

The wider Neu-Ulm destination offers other distinct places to visit. The Edwin Scharff Museum on Petrusplatz in the heart of Neu-Ulm brings an art museum and a children’s museum together under one roof. At the children’s museum, hands-on exhibits and activity stations invite visitors of all ages to take part. At Donaubad in Neu-Ulm, guests can use the sauna; in winter, there is also ice skating at the ice sports facility.

For a nature-focused visit, there is Plessenteich in Neu-Ulm’s Gerlenhofen district: an observation tower offers views of resting or nesting birds throughout the year. A total of 200 different bird species have already been sighted in the area. In the wider Neu-Ulm destination, the museum, swimming facilities and birdwatching thus provide distinct options alongside Senden’s city park, Iller Tour and sporting activities.

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