Leipzig Market Square – Lion Enclosure, Leipzig Zoo loop from Leipzig Markt

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Leipzig Market Square – Lion Enclosure, Leipzig Zoo loop from Leipzig Markt

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Leipzig Market Square – Lion Enclosure, Leipzig Zoo loop from Leipzig Markt

01:35

6.17km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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45 m

Leipzig Market Square

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Today, the markets in Leipzig are very diverse. In addition to the weekly markets held throughout the city, various special markets take place throughout the year, including the very popular Leipzig Christmas Market. 🌟

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2.00 km

Tropical Plants in Gondwanaland

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The plant world in Gondwanaland at Leipzig Zoo is an impressive, 16,500 square meter tropical jungle landscape with over 24,000 exotic plants. It simulates dense rainforests from Asia, Africa, and …

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2.39 km

Snow Leopard Enclosure, Leipzig Zoo

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The snow leopards at Zoo Leipzig (often referred to as Irbis or the "Ghost of the Mountains") have inhabited a nature-like Himalayan high mountain landscape since 2017. The pair Askar …

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2.51 km

Elephant Enclosure at Leipzig Zoo

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The elephant enclosure is very nicely laid out, the herd has been enlarged and it is a real pleasure to watch the pachyderms here

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3.50 km

Pongoland at Leipzig Zoo

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A sprawling facility for the monkeys. Here's something going.

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4.03 km

Giraffe Enclosure (Zoo Leipzig)

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The giraffes look very graceful, especially when they gallop

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4.08 km

Kiwara Lodge

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The Kiwara Lodge is a restaurant in the Leipzig Zoo and is located in the 'Kiwara-Savanne' experience world. The building incorporates architectural elements of African lodges and offers seating inside …

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4.14 km

Lion Enclosure, Leipzig Zoo

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Leipzig Zoo is historically one of the largest lion breeders worldwide. Especially interesting now that 3 little lively cats are on the grounds with their dad

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6.17 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.33 km

704 m

650 m

491 m

Surfaces

3.57 km

1.35 km

653 m

593 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

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Comments

September 20, 2024,Leipziger Zoo - auch für große Kinder

World Children's Day in Thuringia - so we two big children decided to visit Leipzig Zoo again. We hadn't been there for a long time, to be precise, the last time was when Godwanaland had just opened its doors and we were amazed and excited by how much had changed in that time. Godwanaland has become so beautiful, the vegetation …

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November 25, 2024,Zoo Leipzig

At this time of year you are almost alone. The weather was perfect, it was very quiet in the zoo😉.

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June 24, 2023,🐘🐗🐫🦒Schöner Rundgang Zoo Leipzig 📷

📷After we didn't have a plan for today 📑, and my wife spontaneously said we could go to the zoo in Leipzig 🦓🦒, the only question left was: Your car or my car? The choice fell on mine, then it started.
Arrived in Leipzig at 12:00 sharp, with wonderful weather ☀️ and many others with the same idea, there was …

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December 27, 2022,Heimat - Zoo Leipzig

A beautiful day with lots of bristles, fur, feathers, scales and hair in Leipzig Zoo. Some attractions are slumbering and have temporarily disappeared from the scene, but our excursion was no less impressive: two little elephants well looked after by their mums, three young Amur leopards chilling in the sun and a bunch of more, four, two - and no-legs. …

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June 24, 2023,Leipziger Zoo 🦊🐨🐘

I've wanted to go to a zoo for a long time. Today it finally happened. All parameters matched. Weekend! Excellent. Weather! Top. stovepipe! Works again. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 🤣
Now it was just which one? Leipzig or Dresden? We chose Leipzig. The Dresden Zoo will also be visiting us this year. 😘
The journey there flew by. Okay...finding a parking space took …

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August 16, 2023,Zoo Leipzig 🐒🐘🌱✨️

A little insight into this beautiful zoo 🫠🐘🐅🫶🦍

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August 20, 2024,Zoo Leipzig - Runde

Went on a great tour of the zoo in Leipzig. Even when the temperatures are relatively high, you can still enjoy a pleasant walk in the shade of the beautiful, large, old trees.

Gondwanaland - a hall with a tropical climate - offers special insights and experiences into a completely different climate zone and seems like a world of its …

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July 15, 2026,Zoo Leipzig

For our 35th wedding anniversary, we chose a visit to the Leipzig Zoo. For us, it's the most beautiful zoo in Germany. It was a joy again, even though the Fireland is not yet finished. We'll come back next year! 👍😄

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