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Aerials Bavaria 16.06.2006 09-09-42
Near Altwasser. Photo: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Altwasser

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 1 kn gusting 6, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 79 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Tue 3 · 66 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 65 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 181, good
  2. Mon 279, good
  3. Tue 366, good
  4. Wed 465, good
  5. Thu 581, good
  6. Fri 679, good
  7. Sat 781, good
  8. Sun 882, good
  9. Mon 980, good
  10. Tue 1084, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

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 Altwasser
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov81, good5 kn10kn8°C1.2 mm
Mon 2Nov79, good4 kn10kn7°C0.2 mm
Tue 3Nov66, good9 kn20kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov65, good9 kn20kn6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good4 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good2 kn8kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good1 kn6kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good1 kn6kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good0 kn3kn8°C3.9 mm
Tue 10Nov84, good1 kn10kn9°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. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 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. Nov7of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec7of 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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Photos of Altwasser

Wasserkraftwerk-Murn
Near Altwasser. Photo: Karostl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

5 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Altwasser

A launch on the Altwasser. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 12 km away. The town to stay in is Rosenheim.

  • River Altwasser
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • 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 12 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$1,410–US$2,650 each

about US$1,410–US$2,650 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 MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
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$1,410–US$2,650

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Rosenheim

Closest

Rosenheim

21 min by car · 32 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 32 places to stay in Rosenheim · Booking.com

About Rosenheim 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 14h 50m

About 14h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 1h 15m 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