Engelhaldepark, Recreational park in Kempten, Germany

Engelhaldepark is a recreational green space in Kempten built on land where industry once operated, featuring a pond, wetland habitat, and multiple facilities for visitors. The site includes children's playgrounds, an outdoor climbing area, a pump track, and walking or cycling trails throughout the grounds.

The land served as a radio transmitter site until 1956, then became a gravel extraction area before transformation into a park began in 1979. This industrial past shaped the decision to convert the neglected site into a community recreational space.

The park's layout follows Peter Kluska's competition-winning idea: an opening cut into the Iller's high bank links the former gravel pit to the town. The terrain was modelled so that paths open views toward St. Mang's Church, and the Jakobsweg pilgrimage route crosses the grounds.

The park is easy to navigate on foot or by bicycle, with trails that connect all facilities and allow visitors to move at their own pace. Different routes offer varying experiences, so you can choose paths based on your interests and energy level.

The park's lowest point holds a pond fed by a stream, and the slopes around it were reshaped so that paths open views through a cut in the Iller's high bank toward St. Mang's Church. Landscape architect Peter Kluska won the competition with this idea of opening the former gravel pit toward the city.