Klipper THC: two courts in the greenest venue in Hamburg
Two floodlit Galis courts on thirty thousand square metres of Wellingsbüttel, in a venue that has been called Hoheneichen since 1920.
Also listed as Klipper THC Padel.
At a glance
- Courts
- 2 outdoor courts
- Court type
- Padel Galis, sand-filled artificial turf, floodlit
- Booking slot
- 60 min
- Opening hours
- Mon–Fri 07:00–22:00 · Sat–Sun 07:00–22:00, Sun from 09:00
- Court price
- €24–€28 per hour · €24 Mon–Fri until 14:00, €28 after and at weekends
- Facilities
- Floodlights · Clubhouse restaurant · Free parking · Changing rooms · 12 tennis courts and hockey pitches
- Address
- Eckerkamp 38, 22391 Hamburg, Wellingsbüttel, known as Anlage Hoheneichen
Details verified 22 August 2026 · Court counts, prices and hours change — confirm with the venue before you book.
Klipper is a hockey and tennis venue first — two floodlit artificial pitches, a natural grass one, twelve tennis courts of which two go under an air dome for winter, a gym, a hall, and a clubhouse restaurant in the middle of it all. The two padel courts are Galis-built on sand-filled turf with floodlights, and they sit in that park rather than in a shed at the edge of it.
The venue's own quirk is its name: the address is Eckerkamp 38, but everyone has called the grounds Hoheneichen since 1920, after the S-Bahn station next door. Expect the signage, the venue's website and your map app to disagree, and go by Hoheneichen.
Getting there
S-Bahn Hoheneichen is beside the grounds, which for a venue this leafy is unusual — most Hamburg padel in this price bracket involves a drive. There is free parking too, and the Alstertal for a run before or after.
Running a session here
Klipper THC Hamburg has 2 courts, and a 60-minute booking is the slot to plan around. That fixes almost everything else about the evening.
- Bring 8 to 10 players. 8 is everyone on court every round; past that you are running a sit-out queue, which is fine but somebody has to track it.
- Expect about 6 rounds once you take out warm-up and changeovers — play each to 21 points so every court finishes together and the scores stay comparable.
- At 10 players, 2 people sit out each round. 2 courts tops out at 10 players before the sit-out queue is longer than the court time.
Formats that fit
- Americano a full rotation at 8 players is 7 rounds and the booking holds 6, so you play a slice of it. Fine for an evening, but the standings are a snapshot rather than a complete table.
- Mexicano re-pairs by the standings each round, so the games stay close. 6 rounds is enough for the table to mean something.
- King of the Court winners move up a court, losers move down. Works from 4 rounds on 2 courts.
| Courts | Everyone plays | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 8 | 10 |
Two courts is eight players, and eight is the size at which a full Americano rotation actually completes: seven rounds, which one hour covers at 16 points a round. Book the hour, agree 16 before the first serve, and everybody leaves with a finished table — which is the one thing a sixteen-court hall cannot give a group of eight.
Rackets are only available if you pre-order them at the venue office, and the office keeps venue hours — closed Thursdays, short Fridays, different in the school holidays. If anyone in your eight is turning up empty-handed, that is a phone call earlier in the week, not a question at the gate.
€24 before 14:00 against €28 after is small on the court and smaller per player. If your group can play a weekday afternoon, take it, but don't reorganise the evening for four euros.
Common questions
- How many padel courts does Klipper THC have?
- Two, both outdoors, Padel Galis courts on sand-filled artificial turf with floodlights for evening play.
- Can guests play at Klipper?
- The courts are bookable through Playtomic. Klipper is a members' venue, so check the current guest terms in the app before you invite eight people.
- Can you hire a racket?
- Only by pre-ordering at the venue office, which has limited weekday hours and is closed on Thursdays. Arrange it before the day of the match.
Other venues in Hamburg
- Aspria Hamburg Alstertal4 indoor courts, 1 of them singles · Hummelsbüttel, in the Alstertal
- Cielo Sports Club5 outdoor courts · Schnelsen — northwest Hamburg
- Hanse Padel Hamburg16 indoor courts, 6 of them singles · Bergedorf
- mitte dolce vita Altona6 indoor courts, 2 of them singles · Altona, Bahrenfeld
Worth reading before you book
- How many courts and how long: fitting a format into your bookingFit a format into a 60, 90 or 120-minute booking. The arithmetic behind points-to-target and timed rounds, with tables for one to four courts.
- The six social padel formats, and which one fits your groupAmericano, Mexicano, King of the Court and their fixed-partner versions — compared on the three things that decide which one your group should play.
We are not affiliated with Klipper THC Hamburg. This page is written from public sources for anyone planning a session.
Sources: klipper.de, Playtomic