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Dannenberg (Elbe), the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Alte Jeetzel

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 6 kn gusting 14, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 82 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 77 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 77 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 284, good
  2. Tue 382, good
  3. Wed 483, good
  4. Thu 582, good
  5. Fri 677, good
  6. Sat 777, good
  7. Sun 882, good
  8. Mon 979, good
  9. Tue 1070, good
  10. Wed 1187, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 3.4 kmthe section

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 Alte Jeetzel
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov84, good3 kn9kn10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov82, good3 kn7kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good6 kn14kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good4 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov77, good4 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov77, good3 kn9kn5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good3 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good2 kn7kn6°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov70, good8 kn17kn5°C1.2 mm
Wed 11Nov87, good4 kn9kn11°C0.6 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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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

put-in, take-out, 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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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Alte Jeetzel

A river section on the Alte Jeetzel, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 3.4 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The town to stay in is Dannenberg (Elbe). Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River Alte Jeetzel
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 3.4 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

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$1,390–US$2,600 each

about US$1,390–US$2,600 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 HAM, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$308–US$509
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$549
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$161–US$308
Totalabout US$1,390–US$2,600

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Dannenberg (Elbe)

Closest

Dannenberg (Elbe)

about 10 min by car · 13 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 13 places to stay in Dannenberg (Elbe) · Booking.com

About Dannenberg (Elbe) its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 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 18h 30m

About 18h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HAM, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 2h 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