Active recreation in Ilmenau: Ilmenau has many sporting activities to offer throughout the year; here is an overview.

Particular highlights are the sports ground and open-air swimming pool at the Hammergrund, the ice rink and the professional sledge racing track which can be used from the amateur starting point all the year round.

Luge and toboggan run

Ilmenau has long had an international reputation for luge, sledging and tobogganing. The toboggan run is open summer and winter alike, with its eight bends over a length of 460 m. Great fun is to be had and there is a start designed for non-professionals.