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Dlouhá Ves (KT) čp55+54
Dlouha Ves, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Czeva, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Annín

Kayak spot · Czechia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

77Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 1 kn gusting 5, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 75 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 69 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
2°C
Rain
0.7 mm

Wed 4 · 67 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 74 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 77 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 176, good
  2. Mon 275, good
  3. Tue 369, good
  4. Wed 467, good
  5. Thu 574, good
  6. Fri 677, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 884, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1079, good

The spot in four facts

  • Grade Iat its hardest
  • Flat waterthe water
  • 8.8 kmthe section
  • 1 portagecarry round

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 Annín
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov76, good5 kn15kn4°C1.2 mm
Mon 2Nov75, good5 kn13kn4°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov69, good6 kn14kn2°C0.7 mm
Wed 4Nov67, good8 kn21kn4°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov74, good6 kn17kn4°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov77, good7 kn17kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good2 kn8kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good1 kn5kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good5 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good1 kn8kn6°C1.8 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. 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 Mon 2 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Annín

A river section on the Otava, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade I, on the international scale. It runs 8.8 km along the river. 1 portage mapped: a weir, fall or hazard to carry round. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 8.7 km away. The town to stay in is Dlouha Ves. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot and 1 climbing area.

  • River Otava
  • Grade Grade I, on the international scale.
  • Length 8.8 km along the river.
  • Portages 1 portage mapped: a weir, fall or hazard to carry round.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 8.7 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$1,110–US$2,120 each

about US$1,110–US$2,120 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$100–US$167
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$194–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$188–US$355
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$127–US$234
Totalabout US$1,110–US$2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Dlouha Ves

Closest

Dlouha Ves

4 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$74/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Dlouha Ves · Booking.com

About Dlouha Ves its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$74 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 16h 35m

About 16h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 3h 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