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Ahlefeldvej 21, Gråsten 2023
Gråsten, the nearest town. Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Alnor Strandpark

Kayak spot · Denmark

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

77Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 1 kn gusting 6, Air 8 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 76 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.8 mm

Tue 3 · 69 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Wed 4 · 77 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 73 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 77 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 176, good
  2. Mon 276, good
  3. Tue 369, good
  4. Wed 477, good
  5. Thu 582, good
  6. Fri 673, good
  7. Sat 777, good
  8. Sun 877, good
  9. Mon 977, good
  10. Tue 1077, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Aug6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Alnor Strandpark
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov76, good5 kn9kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov76, good4 kn8kn11°C0.8 mm
Tue 3Nov69, good7 kn13kn10°C0.4 mm
Wed 4Nov77, good4 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good1 kn6kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov73, good5 kn16kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov77, good2 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov77, good3 kn9kn6°C1.2 mm
Mon 9Nov77, good3 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov77, good4 kn14kn8°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best Jun–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Alnor Strandpark

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 12 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 6 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Gråsten. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 1 kayak spot.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 12 km away.

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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,680–US$3,100 each

about US$1,680–US$3,100 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CPH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$201–US$335
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$402–US$663
Food7 days eating outabout US$389–US$717
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$214–US$402
Totalabout US$1,680–US$3,100

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Gråsten

Closest

Gråsten

2 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$147/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Gråsten · Booking.com

About Gråsten its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$147 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 17h

About 17h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 3h 55m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits