Naunhof: Forest Pool, Culture and Cycling Routes

Naunhof combines swimming, local history and outdoor activities. If you are looking for a hotel in Naunhof, these highlights can help you plan your stay: the forest pool, the Naunhof city walk and cycling routes, including the route connecting Leipzig and Grimma. Depending on your plans, you can devote more time to a day at the pool, cultural stops or cycling.

Forest Pool and Visitor Information

The forest pool in Naunhof has a swimming pool and a non-swimmer pool, a diving pit with 3- and 5-metre diving boards, and a separate paddling pool. Other facilities include shaded sunbathing lawns, a playground, beach volleyball, beach handball and table tennis. Changing rooms, lockers, showers and a kiosk round out the amenities. Swimming, diving and ball games offer different ways to spend a day at the pool.

The town’s tourist information office is located at the railway station. It provides advice on tourist attractions and accommodation bookings, sells tickets for municipal and cultural events, and offers souvenirs. You can ask staff there about both places to visit and booking questions.

City Walk with Cultural Stops

The Naunhof city walk begins at the market square and takes approximately two hours. It passes through the Stadtgut, where former industrial wastelands have been transformed into new spaces, and includes a detour to the Tower Clock Museum. The Protestant Lutheran town church is also one of the stops. The walk continues to the Alte KranWerk, regarded as a remnant of industrial heritage. Check the route description before setting out; it is best to ask locally about current access to the museum and church.

The Tower Clock Museum focuses on timekeeping and the history of clocks. It displays restored mechanical tower clocks, a tower clock and bell-chiming system, and master and slave clocks. The technical history of timekeeping thus complements the other themes of the city walk. The museum café serves traditional Naunhof potato cake. Before your visit, check whether the café will be open and the cake available.

The town church has an organ built by Friedrich Ladegast. It is considered a regional cultural centre and regularly hosts concerts. The Alte KranWerk provides space for craft workshops, music events and festivals. If particular concerts, workshops or festivals are a factor in planning your stay, check the relevant dates: the events programme may change.

Cycling and Countryside

Naunhof lies in the Parthenaue and is surrounded by the largest continuous forest area in southeastern Leipzig. An extensive network of cycling routes connects the town with woodland, lakes and neighbouring towns. The 60-kilometre Parthe-Mulde cycle route runs from Leipzig to Grimma and passes through Naunhof. For route planning, it is advisable to check the route and conditions before setting off.

The city walk gives an approximate timeframe for exploring on foot; at 60 kilometres in total, the cycle route is on a different scale. Together with the forest pool and cultural venues, these offer various ways to plan your stay in Naunhof.

Discover more destinations: Belgershain, Parthenstein, Kitzscher, Threna, Grimma, Otterwisch, Zwenkau, Wurzen.

Return to the regional travel overview: Leipzig District.