Schluechtern Leisure Tips
The Health resort Schlüchtern is a modern city, but some streets still show the structure of the medieval city, for example the pretty little streets in the city center (Schmiedsgasse and Linsengasse). Especially the historic town hall and the town church of St. Michael and that Benedictine monastery form an attractive ensemble in the city center.
The Tourist Information can be reached at the following number: +49 (0) 6661/85-361.
Here you can find a city map of Schlüchtern.
Sights in Schlüchtern
Schlüchtern has a lot to offer - whether you are enthusiastic about the culture and history of the city during a stroll through the city center, linger in one of the many cafés and cozy pubs or let yourself be pampered by the local cuisine and hospitality.
To get a first impression of our small town steeped in history, it is a good idea to take a look at the sights of the city center and learn about the city's history on a guided tour.
Leisure activities in and around Schlüchtern
- Spessartbogen Premium Hiking Trail
The Spessartbogen premium hiking trail meets all the needs of leisure hikers for carefree hiking, leading along exciting, well-marked nature trails and paths. In an entertaining way, it creates a 90-kilometer-long arc to the Kinzig Valley through the unique forest landscape of the Hessian Spessart.
- Hikes and bike tours
Schlüchtern is an ideal starting point for hikes and bike tours. Here in the Bergwinkel, the three Hessian low mountain ranges meet
Rhön…, Vogelsberg… and Spessart… And the three main types of rock – red sandstone, limestone and basalt – give the landscape a diverse face and have given rise to diverse life.
Schlüchtern has around 160 km of marked hiking trails. Guided hikes are offered. The town's hiking map and the dates for the guided hikes are available from the tourist office.
Suggested cycling tours in and around Schlüchtern [not just for experienced cyclists] are available free of charge from the tourist office. Cyclists' meeting point: April - October every second Sunday at 2 p.m. Meeting point: At the town hall. The route is chosen so that even those who do not consider themselves professionals can take part.
- Cycle path R3 and more…
From the vineyards in the Rheingau to the Rhön, the R 3 follows the footsteps of the episcopal grape courier from Fulda. Because he was late in 1775, the late harvest was discovered. On the way, Hessian cities are presented from the river's perspective: the state capital Wiesbaden, Frankfurt and Offenbach. Behind Philippsruhe Castle in Hanau, the Kinzig Valley opens up. Cycling only becomes strenuous later on, namely on the Fulda ridge. Cycle route planner Hesse
- Steinau on the German Fairy Tale Route
The German Fairy Tale Route is a holiday route in Germany. Since 1975, the route has led from the Brothers Grimm town of Steinau in the Kinzig Valley over 600 kilometers to northern Germany to the Bremen Town Musicians and the Klabautermann in Bremerhaven. It strings together the life stations of the Brothers Grimm as well as the places and landscapes in which their fairy tales are based, to form a travel route.
- Eselsweg long-distance hiking trail
The Donkey Trail through the beautiful Spessart - the largest contiguous forest area in Germany - is 111 km long and runs from Schlüchtern in the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse southwards to the Bavarian Grossheubach near Miltenberg in the Miltenberg district. The majority of the route takes you through old beech and oak forests, with the wood of the Spessart oak being highly valued and traded all over the world.
- Public full moon tour
The night watchman will guide you through the old streets and the historic old town under a full moon. Starting point: at 8 p.m. each day at the Bergwinkel Museum, Schlossstrasse 13 in Schlüchtern.
- Acisbrunnen Adventure Forest
City park, game reserve, children's playground, forest lawn, outdoor chess, botanical path: starts at the animal enclosure, length: 1 km, nature trail
- Carriage rides
Max. 5 people or covered wagon rides (max. 12 people). Please register with
Erich Dinnebier, Telephone: 06661/4569
Hagen Simon Telephone: 06661/2229 or
Hüfner family, telephone: 06664/6496
- Tennis
Tennis club "Blau-Weiß Schlüchtern", Breitenbacher Straße 8 clay courts and 2 tennis courts. Clubhouse phone: 06661/3577. Court reservations and training sessions are arranged through the tourist office. Rackets can also be borrowed free of charge. Tennis club "ES Viktoria Elm", Eisenbahnstraße in the Elm district. 2 clay courts, clubhouse phone: 06661/6149
The spa triangle | Thermal baths
- Bad Soden-Salmünster
The old towns of Bad Soden and Salmünster with their small alleys, half-timbered houses and former noble residences invite you to stroll and look around. There is also a lot to discover in the spa gardens with the water features, the King Henry fountain and the graduation tower. Spessart Thermal Baths Bad Soden-Salmünster
- Bad Orb
Breathe in the healthy air in the spa park, marvel at the largest graduation tower in Hesse and simply enjoy your time in Bad Orb. Toskana-Therme Bad Orb
- State spa Bad Brückenau
The state spa, once the summer residence of the Bavarian King Ludwig I, is regal with its historic buildings and magnificent palace park.
The cosy old town with its typical Rhön half-timbered houses is lovely and invites you to stroll and shop. Sinnflut Thermal Baths Bad Brückenau
Swimming pools in Schlüchtern
- City centre outdoor pool
Breitenbacher Strasse, Telephone: 06661/5206
Heated outdoor swimming pool, paddling pool, non-swimmers' pool, swimming pool with 50m lane, table tennis, badminton, children's playground, kiosk
Open mid-May – September 13th.
Opening hours: Daily from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
In bad weather the outdoor pool is only open from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Hutten outdoor pool
Heated outdoor swimming pool, telephone: 06661/4417
Non-swimmers' pool, swimming pool with 15m lane, table tennis, kiosk, children's playground
Open mid-May – 13 September
Opening hours:
During the holidays from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., outside of the holiday period from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
In case of bad weather the outdoor pool will remain closed.
- Indoor pool
Bahnhofstrasse, Telephone: 06661/8568
Swimming pool with 25m lane, 3m and 1m diving board. Non-swimmers' pool with massage jets and water mushroom, paddling pool.
Warm bathing day on Thursdays from 2:30 p.m. and all day on Fridays (closed mid-May – September 15).
Sights close-by
- Gelnhausen
Gelnhausen, the magnificent former medieval imperial city, is steeped in history. In 1170, Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa founded Gelnhausen as an imperial city. In 1180, he held an important imperial diet in Gelnhausen, at which Frederick I brought a trial against his cousin Henry the Lion. To the southeast, on an island in the Kinzig, the imperial palace was built in the last quarter of the 12th century as a representative complex for Frederick I.
- Baroque city of Fulda
In 744, the Benedictine monk Sturmius founded a new monastery on the Fulda - on behalf of Boniface. When Boniface was buried here, the monastery became a pilgrimage destination and quickly flourished. In the 9th century, it was one of the cultural centers of Central Europe. At every turn, visitors to Fulda encounter evidence of history - not only in the famous baroque quarter around the cathedral and St. Michael's Church. The medieval old town with its cobbled streets, winding alleys, small, secluded squares and lovingly restored half-timbered houses invites you to take a relaxed stroll. A living past, in the midst of life.
- Brothers Grimm town Steinau an der Straße
The famous fairy tale collectors Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm lived here from 1791 to 1798. Their residence, the Brothers Grimm House Steinau is a modern museum dedicated to her life and work. Puppet theatre In “The Wooden Heads” the fairy tales come to life. Fairytale city tours and fairy tales invite you into the fairy tale world of the Brothers Grimm.
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Rhön
Three federal states share the Rhön low mountain range: Bavaria, Hesse, and Thuringia. The UNESCO Rhön Biosphere Reserve is located in its core area. As a land of open distances, the Rhön offers wonderful views and a varied landscape - from volcanic basalt domes, colorful meadows, pastures, moors to ancient beech forests.
- Spessart Nature Park
The Spessart Nature Park includes the most densely forested low mountain range in Germany. Surrounded by the Main River to the south and bordered by the state of Hesse to the northwest, its core area has no major cities.
- Vogelsberg volcanic region
The Vogelsberg, a small but special low mountain range, nature park and recreation area in the middle of Hesse. Hoherodskopf, Taufstein, Herchenhainer Höhe and other elevations represent the largest basalt massif in Europe. Numerous basalt stones and huge basalt blocks in the forests, especially on the northern slope of the Taufstein, are witnesses to the volcanic activities in this region.
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