Wiesbaden Sports & Outdoors

For tennis sport fans, there is a small number of public tennis courts available where you can play without having to be a member. The municipal sport authority or the local tourist office can help you get an appointment to play at one of these local courts:

1. Sporthalle Wiesbaden, Klarenthaler Stra?e, 2 artificial surface courts, Phone: (0049-611) 312279
2. Sportanlage Gr?selberg, W?rther-See-Stra?e, 2 artificial grass courts, Phone: (0049-611) 312102
3. Sportanlage Saareck, Saarbr?cker Allee, Wiesbaden-Schierstein, 2 artificial grass courts, Phone: (0049-611) 318477
4. Bezirkssportanlage Kastel, Jakob-Schick-Stra?e, Kastel, 1 artificial grass court, Phone: (0049-6134) 603349

Equipment: Bring your own balls and racquets.

Court fees are as follows: Monday-Friday (except for holidays) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - 4 Euro for every hour; 6.50 Euro for hours outside this period.

Sporthalle Gr?selberg has floodlighted courts, and can be used until 10 p.m., They only charge 2 Euro per hour.

You can obtain court tickets from the local tennis court managers from Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., or for the courts for the Sporthalle Wiesbaden you can get them on Saturdays between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.

If you're good on eight wheels, Wiesbaden has a variety of places for you to roll down, including half-pipes and stunt ramps.
The Henkell ice rink in the Hollerbornstra?e has free admission from May through August from 2-7 p.m.
There are street obsticle challanges for training in Wiesbaden-Bierstadt in the Theodor-Fliedner School and in the Sauerland Park.
Mini ramps are available in the Sport and Culture Hall in Wiesbaden-Breckenheim and on the Festival Plaza in Wiesbaden-Naurod. They also have a relatively nuew mini ramp on the Messerschmitt Grounds on the Reduit in Kastel.
The Karl-G?rtner School in Wiesbaden-Delkenheim has drop-ins and a half-pipe and in the Kohlheck School in Wiesbaden-Kohlheck there's a quarter pipe to practice on.
The skater area in the gym in Wiesbaden-He?loch is the place to make new skater buddys.
The sport area and playground in the Saarbr?cker Allee in Wiesbaden-Schierstein has a jump rail and a mini ramp.
You can also do jam sessions in Kostheim on the Maaraue, where they also have street obstacles and a mini ramp.

Equipment: Of course you will need to bring your own gear. Germans usually don't rent skates, because they're not that expensive to buy. Good skates are available in discount stores for as little as 30 Euro.