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Wissenswertes / Good to Know
- 01Outdoor swimming poolEinsiedel outdoor swimming pool : 1.9 km ( Directions )Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn outdoor swimming pool , Benshausen: 6.4 km (access) with swimming lessons in summerClimbingGolf climbing park in Oberhof (reopening on April 1, 2026): 7.0 kmSkiing in summer in the ski tunnel & summer tobogganingOberhof indoor ski slope with ski tunnel (skiing all year round): 13.9 km ( Directions )Indoor playgroundsYOKI AHORN Children's World in Oberhof, also open to external guests by telephone appointment (036842) 5050: 14 km ( Directions )Fritzpark in Zella-Mehlis with ninja course, trampolines, climbing walls, laser tag and much more, on the outskirts of town towards Suhl at Rodewasser 7ice skatesIce rink in Ilmenau: 27 km ( Directions )Swimming poolH2Oberhof indoor swimming pool : 7.0 kmOttilienbad Suhl : closed for renovations until 2027Swimming pool in Ilmenau: 26 km ( Directions )Other bookable offers:Bermbach/Steinbach-Hallenberg (8 km)Meiningen (30 km)Oberhof (7 km)
- 02Bookable offers:Oberhof (12 km)Current snow depths (Thuringian Forest Snow App ( Apple / Google Play )) and information on which ski resorts and lifts are open in Thuringia can be found here. Lifts and ski resorts near Zella-Mehlis include:1. Goldlauter-Salzberg - 11 km2. Oberhof - 14 km ( Webcam Oberhof )3. Winter World Schmiedefeld - 21 km ( Webcam Schmiedefeld )4. Brotterode-Trusetal - 33 km5. Bad Tabarz/Großer Inselsberg - 41 km ( Webcam Bad Tabarz )6. Masserberg - 43 km ( Webcam Skiarena Heubach + Webcam ski lift at Ersteberg )7. Silbersattel Adventure and Activity Park near Steinach - 64 km ( Webcam Silbersattel/Steinach )Skiing & TobogganingWe provide complimentary sleds and snowshoes for our guests.Oberhof ski lift : 8 km (hiking)Cross-country ski trails at the Ruppberg car park: 6,5 km (Directions)Cross-country ski trails at the Oberhof roundabout: 10 km (Directions)Cross-country ski trails at Grenzadler Oberhof: 13 km (Directions)Snowpark Oberhof on the Fallbach slope in Oberhof (ski season is between December and the end of March): 14 km (Directions)Oberhof indoor ski slope with ski tunnel (skiing all year round): 14 km (Directions)Ski rental in Oberhof:Germina Sportwelt OberhofSport LuckSport 2000 Jeel OberhofOberhof Mountain WorldSki and Snowboard Schools Oberhof:Germina Sports WorldLearn2ride Snowboard School OberhofKirchner's First Professional Ski School (DSLV Ski School)Sport Luck - Your Nordic Specialist
- 03Oberhof regularly hosts World Cup competitions in biathlon, luge, and Nordic combined. Oberhof is 13 km from our Feuerzauber holiday homes and easily accessible by car or bus. World Cup competitions in Oberhof, 2026-2027 season:6th Eberspächer Luge World Cup 2027Luge World Cup in singles, doubles and team relayDate: January 22nd to 24th, 2027Location: LOTTO Thüringen Ice Arena OberhofIBU Biathlon World Cup 2027 in OberhofBiathlon World Cup in sprint, pursuit and relayDate: March 4th to 7th, 2027Location: LOTTO Thüringen ARENA am Rennsteig+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++NATIONAL COMPETITIONSIn Oberhof and on the Inselberg, many national competitions in biathlon, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, luge and bobsleigh also take place:Competition calendar of the Thuringian Ski Association :Upper CourtyardDecember 11, 2026 - December 13, 2026 Ski Jumping/Nordic Combined – German Cup – Oberhof (Ski jumps at Kanzlersgrund and LOTTO Thüringen ARENA am Rennsteig)January 18, 2027 Youth trains for the Olympics – State Final Cross-Country Skiing – Oberhof (LOTTO Thüringen ARENA am Rennsteig)January 22, 2027 - January 24, 2027 Biathlon – 4th DSV German Cup – Oberhof (LOTTO Thüringen ARENA am Rennsteig)February 9th - 10th, 2027 Ski Jumping – German Cup – Brotterode/Oberhof27.02.2027 - 27.02.2027 Ski Jumping/Nordic Combined – DSV NordCup – Oberhof (Ski jumps at Kanzlersgrund and LOTTO Thüringen ARENA am Rennsteig)March 12, 2027 - March 14, 2027 Nordic Skiing & Biathlon – German Junior Cup FINAL – Oberhof (Ski jumps at Kanzlersgrund and LOTTO Thüringen ARENA am Rennsteig)ISLAND MOUNTAINFebruary 12, 2027 - February 14, 2027 Ski Jumping – COC + ICOC – Brotterode/Inselbergschanze / Werner-Lesser-Skiarena
- 04Thuringian cuisine:Hotel & Restaurant Waldmühle (Lubenbachstr. 2) - hotel-waldmuehle.deHotel Restaurant Sterngrund (Sterngrund 1) - sterngrund.deToschi's Station (An der Quelle 5) - toschis-station.deSchnitzel & Co. (Meininger Str. 44) - schnitzel-und-co.deRodelstube (Mehlis Market, Anschütz Street 9) - speisekartenweb.deWine Bar 45 (Peter-Haseney-Straße 45) - speisekartenweb.deAsian cuisineHONG NGOC - Asian-Mongolian Buffet & Grill House (Industriestraße 4-6)Asia House (Zellaer Markt, Hauptstr. 105)LOTUS Asia Imbiss with Sushi Bar (Mühlstraße 9, menu on restaurantguru.com )Italian cuisineRistorante Vino (Hauptstraße 1, Mehliser Markt) - ristorante-vino.deTurkish snack bar/doner kebabKlein Istanbul Döner-Haus (Zellaer Markt 4)Lezzet - Kebab House Pizzeria (Industriestraße 6)OberhofCortina - Tyrolean cuisine (Theodor-Neubauer-Straße 8, Oberhof); 12 km ( Directions )Haus Vergissmeinnicht - Thuringian Cuisine (Crawinkler Straße 10, Oberhof); 12 km ( Directions )
- 05Motorway exit/entrance A 71 (from and towards Erfurt and Meiningen/Schweinfurt): 4.4 kmSuhl interchange motorway - A 73 (to and from the A 73 Coburg, Bamberg and Nuremberg): 8.4 kmErfurt-Bindersleben Airport : 61 kmBus stop for city line: 0.5 kmFlixbus bus stops at Zella-Mehlis train station : 3.1 kmZella-Mehlis train station (main station) : 3.1 kmZella-Mehlis (West ) train station: 0.9 km
- 06The Rennsteig hiking trail ( digital hiking map and snow app ) passes directly by the house.Doctor: 0.5 kmZella-Mehlis Health Centre : 2 kmMagdalenen Pharmacy : 0.8 kmBank (VR Bank, Sparkasse): 1.0 kmSupermarket (Zella-Mehlis Struth): 0.8 kmSupermarkets on Talstraße (Edeka, DM drugstore, Lidl, Netto): 1.1 - 1.5 kmA71 Center shopping mall (Rewe, Media Markt): 4.5 kmBenshausen tea estate : 4.9 kmTourist information : 0.8 kmMehlis Market: 0.7 kmZellaer Markt : 2.3 kmZella-Mehlis Town Hall : 1.7 km
- 07Ruppberghütte : 3.4 km hike (hut open, Sat+Sun, between May and October)https://www.ruppberg.de/Regenberghütte : 2 km hike (hut open year-round, Sat+Sun)https://www.regenberghuette.de/Schneidersgrundhütte : 5 km hike (hut open year-round, Sat+Sun)https://www.schneidersgrund.de/Geisenhimmel mountain hut : 3.7 km hike (hut open year-round, Sat+Sun)
- 08Near Suhl:Suhler Hütte : 11 km hikeKrinitzenstube : 5.7 km hike Near Gehlberg:Schmücke Hut: 11.6 km hikeNew Gehlberg Hut on the Schneekopf : 11.5 km hikenear OberhofVeilchenbrunnen mountain lodge : 5.6 km hike (open Wed-Sun)
- 09Zella-Mehlis City Museum in the "Beschußanstalt (Proofing House)" (closed Wednesdays) Zella-Mehlis Technical Museum "Gesenkschmiede (Drop Forge)" (closed Wednesdays)Benshausen Local History Museum (open only on the second Sunday of the month) Meeresaquarium (Sea Aquarium) (open daily) Explorata Interactive World (open daily)Library in the town hall in Zella-Mehlis (open weekdays, Wednesdays only in the morning; to the online catalog)
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