Senden City Park brings together natural areas, play and sports facilities, and culture. The Iller Tour around Senden and a historical look at the town’s economic development round out this picture. Visitors can choose between outdoor activities and seasonal open-air performances during their stay.

City Park and Senden’s History

The gravel and timber industries, along with the town’s immediate proximity to the Iller, contributed to Senden’s economic growth. This development was already reflected in the town’s connection to the Illertalbahn railway in 1862. Local economic factors and a specific milestone in transport history are thus both part of the town’s story.

The ecological areas of the City Park include wildflower meadows, a tree trail and the “Swabian Cultural Landscape” educational site. Other facilities include a mini-golf course, a Kneipp pool, a children’s playground, a ball court, a skateboard park and a winter toboggan run. The park thus combines natural areas with a variety of opportunities for activity and play. If you plan to use a particular facility, check its current availability before your visit.

During the warmer months, the stage in Senden City Park serves as an open-air venue. Local choirs and orchestras perform there, alongside nationally known bands, comedians, authors and performers. Local cultural contributions thus sit alongside a broad range of performances from further afield. The park stage has also received the Swabian Thomas Wechs Architecture Prize. If a particular performance is important to your plans, check the event schedule in advance.

The Iller Tour and Active Alternatives

The Iller Tour around Senden follows well-maintained paths without any climbs and is easy to manage even for less sporty walkers. It offers a clear alternative to activities in the City Park or at a sports facility. As trail conditions may change, it is advisable to check the latest route information before setting out.

Stuntwerk in the Senden/Iller Nord industrial area combines bouldering, Ninja Warrior training, parkour and functional fitness. Senden also has an indoor facility for 3D blacklight mini golf. The two activities have very different focuses: one brings together various forms of exercise, while the other offers a distinctive take on mini golf. Before your visit, check with the operator for the latest information on Stuntwerk and the indoor mini-golf facility’s availability.

More to Discover in the Wider Neu-Ulm Destination

The wider Neu-Ulm destination also has its own cultural attractions. The Edwin Scharff Museum, on Petrusplatz in central Neu-Ulm, houses an art museum and a children’s museum under one roof. At the children’s museum, hands-on and interactive stations invite visitors of all ages to take part. The museum thus brings art together with activities that encourage visitors to explore for themselves.

Nature-themed attractions in the wider Neu-Ulm destination include the themed gardens at the Museum of Garden Culture: the grounds feature more than twenty gardens, including the insect garden, expanded in 2025, and the “Medicinal Plants of the World” garden. The Plessenteich bird sanctuary in Neu-Ulm’s Gerlenhofen district offers a different perspective on nature. Two hundred bird species have already been sighted there, and an observation tower offers views of resting or nesting birds in every season. The Neu-Ulm destination thus offers gardens and birdwatching alongside the museum’s cultural attractions.

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