This page is for anyone looking for where to spend time actively in Łódź and the Łódź region - going for a run, swimming, using an outdoor gym, or skating on ice. We've gathered parks with sports infrastructure, aquaparks, bathing spots, ice rinks and extreme sports tracks, from the centre of Łódź to Kleszczów, Tomaszów Mazowiecki and Bełchatów.
Where in the Łódź region are there the most places for activity?
Łódź has the densest network of parks, outdoor gyms and sports facilities - a full overview is on the sport and recreation in Łódź page. Elsewhere in the region, it's worth remembering Pabianice, Bełchatów, Zgierz, Tomaszów Mazowiecki and Kutno, which have their own parks, halls and bathing spots.
Parks with outdoor gyms and running routes
Łódź's parks have a dense network of outdoor gyms and running paths. The largest of them, Park im. Józefa Piłsudskiego na Zdrowiu, has a forest-like character and shelters the Polesie Konstantynowskie nature reserve, and next to it runs a street workout zone, part of a complex opened in 2017 on the site of a former amusement park (Flowparks). Similar infrastructure can be found at Park Poniatowskiego with its tennis courts, the historic Park Julianowski on the Sokołówka river, and Park 3 Maja in Stary Widzew, established in 1915 on the site of the former Łódź Forest. An outdoor gym and a seasonal bathing spot are combined at three MOSiR facilities in Las Łagiewnicki and by the ponds: Arturówek, Stawy Jana in Chojny, and Stawy Stefańskiego in Rokicie, the largest natural body of water in Łódź (11.4 hectares), with a kayak marina built by scouts in 1961 - admission to all three is free.
Aquaparks and thermal pools for an active day
For serious swimming, the best choice in the region is Aquapark Solpark in Kleszczów - salt-water pools and a 118-metre tube slide, plus a wellness zone heated geothermally from local boreholes. In Łódź, on the edge of Park na Zdrowiu, is Aquapark Fala with salt-water pools, and outside the city, Termy Uniejów and Termy Poddębice, both supplied with geothermal water from boreholes deeper than two kilometres. Aquapark Kutno has an artificial wave and eighty-metre slides, open since 2012.
Bathing spots, beaches and reservoirs for outdoor swimming
In summer, regional reservoirs take the place of an aquapark. Zalew Sulejowski on the Pilica, covering 27 km², is a centre for sailing and fishing, and Lewityn MOSIR in Pabianice, on the Dobrzynka reservoirs, has a bathing spot, kayak rental and a pump track. Guarded bathing spots with slides and a water park can be found in Przedbórz and on the Mroga river in Głowno (Zalew Mrożyczka, with a wake park), while on the Pilica in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, an area redeveloped in 2020 has a 65-metre beach and equipment rental (Przystań nad Pilicą).
Ice rinks and winter sports
For skating all year round, head to Uniejów, where an indoor rink operates regardless of the season (Lodowisko Sirka), or to Tomaszów Mazowiecki, home to Poland's first enclosed, year-round ice arena, holding up to 11,000 spectators (Arena Lodowa). A seasonal rink also runs on the central square at Manufaktura (Lodowisko Manufaktura). For winter sports fans without snow, there's one more unusual address: Rudzka Góra, an artificial hill with a ski jump and a year-round, 580-metre bobsleigh track, with a view stretching as far as the chimneys of the power plant in Bełchatów. The highest point in central Poland and the longest ski run belong to Góra Kamieńsk, an artificial hill made from overburden at the Bełchatów mine, turned into a cycling area in summer.
Rope parks and paintball - sport with adrenaline
Climbing routes at height are offered by Park Linowy Arturówek, the largest in central Poland, with five routes and an additional paintball and archery offer. The only rope park in the Łódź region stands in Zgierz (Park Linowy, 49 obstacles across 522 metres of rope), and by the castle in Uniejów a zipline crosses the Warta riverbed twice (Park Linowy Uniejów). In the pine forest of the Sulejów Landscape Park awaits Magellan, with 61 obstacles across four routes. For a battlefield among bunkers and buildings in Piekary, paintball, airsoft and a sports shooting range await at Battle Arena, an eight-hectare site.
Large parks and nature reserves for a bike trip
For a longer cycling route, the best choice is Arboretum SGGW w Rogowie, a botanical garden from 1816, or the grounds around the castle in Uniejów (Park Zamkowy, 34 hectares of English-style landscape park). Nature trails for walking and cycling also run through Las Łagiewnicki, part of the largest urban forest complex in Europe, and a protected raised peat bog in Rąbień near Aleksandrów Łódzki. In towns across the region, it's worth checking out Park Traugutta in Kutno with its rose avenue, Park Miejski Błonie in Łowicz on the Bzura, Park Glinianki in Radomsko, awarded as the region's best new green space, and Aflopark on the border of Pabianice and Ksawerów, with hundreds of varieties of roses and dahlias.
Sports halls for big events
The region's largest sports and events venue is Atlas Arena - a round hall surrounded by a moat, holding nearly 15,000 spectators for concerts, world championships and trade fairs. It's a venue worth checking out regardless of whether you're interested in sport or in a music event held in the same hall.
Practical information: when to go and what's free
Admission to most of the parks, outdoor gyms and reserves in this list is free - you only pay for a ticket to an aquapark, an ice rink or a rope park. Weekends are busiest at Park na Zdrowiu and Manufaktura, so for a quieter workout it's better to choose a weekday or the morning. Bathing spots at the reservoirs (Sulejowski, Przedbórz, Mrożyczka) operate seasonally, usually from June to the end of August - outside the season the area is accessible, but without a lifeguard and without equipment rental running.
Frequently asked questions about sport and recreation in the Łódź region
Where in Łódź is there an outdoor gym?
Outdoor gyms operate in, among other places, Park na Zdrowiu, Park Poniatowskiego, Park Julianowski, Park 3 Maja, and at MOSiR Arturówek and Stawy Jana - admission is free.
Where can you swim in Łódź and the surrounding area?
The widest choice of indoor pools and slides is at Aquapark Solpark in Kleszczów, and in Łódź itself at Aquapark Fala on the edge of Park na Zdrowiu.
Where is there an ice rink in Łódź?
A seasonal rink runs on Manufaktura's central square. For year-round skating, head to Arena Lodowa in Tomaszów Mazowiecki or Lodowisko Sirka in Uniejów.
Which parks in the region have a bathing spot and a beach?
Waterside spots with a beach include MOSiR Arturówek, MOSiR Stawy Jana and Stawy Stefańskiego in Łódź, and outside the city, Zalew Sulejowski, Zalew w Przedborzu and Zalew Mrożyczka in Głowno.
Where can you do extreme sports in the Łódź region?
Park Linowy Arturówek and Rudzka Góra with its bobsleigh track offer adrenaline without a trip to the mountains, and Góra Kamieńsk near Bełchatów has the longest ski run in central Poland.
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