A green ribbon of woods and parks crosses the city following the rivers Elster, Pleiße, Parthe, and Luppe. From the Cospudener See in the south through the Clara-Zetkin-Park, west of the city center along the Elsterflutbecken, and to the northwest between Leutzsch and Möckern you'll find a landscape that sometimes makes you forget you are in a city.
Clara-Zetkin-Park. Really a collection of several parks that locals may still know and refer to by their original names: Johannapark, Albertpark, Volkspark Scheibenholz, and Palmengarten. Walk westwards from the new city hall to find the Johannapark, starting at the crossing of Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße and Friedrich-Ebert-Staße �
Rosental, (from tram stop Gördelerring via Rosentalgasse or from Zoo via Emil-Fuchs-Straße or tram 4 to Mückenschlösschen). The second large park of Leipzig, located northwest of the city center. From the Rosental you can get a glimpse into the zoo without having to pay the entrace fee (Zooschaufenster near the large meadow). Crossing Waldstraße and continuing in northwestern direction you will find a small hill with a watchtower on top. �
Aussichtsturm Rosentalhügel, (follow Marienweg from Waldstraße, the hill with the tower is to the right after about 400 meters. When you reach a small lake to your right you went too far.). Observation tower. See the city from above. Admission is free. You'll have to climb up stairs in the open and stand on a platform that may shake a bit in the wind.Admission free. (51.357,12.347)�
Fockeberg, (west of Fockestraße). Originally a landfill with WW II debris, this hill is today a park and the location for several recurrent events: the Fockeberglauf in March and November (a running competition), the Fockebergzeitfahren (an uphill bicycle race), and the Prix de Tacot (a soapbox car race).Admission free. �
Wildpark, Koburger Straße (Tram 9 to Wildpark), . 9a.m.-6/7/8p.m. depending on the season. Watch wild animals in the woods. If you feel like hiking, after passing through the Wildpark you can turn northwards and walk to Clara-Zetkin-Park, or walk south/southeast to Cospudener See. Both are about 2.5km away.Admission free. (51.300,12.372)�
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