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Anleger Ballindamm

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 2 kn gusting 4, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 84 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.8 mm

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.9 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 185, good
  2. Mon 284, good
  3. Tue 383, good
  4. Wed 483, good
  5. Thu 582, good
  6. Fri 680, good
  7. Sat 780, good
  8. Sun 883, good
  9. Mon 983, good
  10. Tue 1080, 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 Anleger Ballindamm
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov85, good3 kn9kn11°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov84, good2 kn4kn10°C0.8 mm
Tue 3Nov83, good1 kn5kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good5 kn12kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good3 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov80, good5 kn15kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good5 kn16kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good4 kn10kn9°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good5 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good2 kn11kn6°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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Anleger Ballindamm

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 23 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.5 km away. The town to stay in is Hamburg. Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports spots and 5 kayak spots.

  • 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 23 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.5 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$1,260–US$2,390 each

about US$1,260–US$2,390 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
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$1,260–US$2,390

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Hamburg

Closest

Hamburg

1 min by car · 308 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 308 places to stay in Hamburg · Booking.com

About Hamburg 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 17h

About 17h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HAM, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 30 min 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