Outdoor 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)

Bookable 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

Thuringian 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.de​​Asian 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.de​Turkish 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 )

Motorway 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

The 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

Ruppberghütte : 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)

Near 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 hike​​​near OberhofVeilchenbrunnen mountain lodge : 5.6 km hike (open Wed-Sun)

Zella-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)