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Sand in Taufers, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Julian Nyča, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Aurino/Ahr, Spot Luttach

Kayak spot · Italy

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

47Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: Wind 3 kn gusting 13, Air 7 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 46 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 45 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 47 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 51 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 49 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 44 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 44 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
2°C
Rain
1.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 244, poor
  2. Tue 346, fair
  3. Wed 445, fair
  4. Thu 547, fair
  5. Fri 651, fair
  6. Sat 749, fair
  7. Sun 844, poor
  8. Mon 944, poor
  9. Tue 1048, fair
  10. Wed 1150, fair

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Aug6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Aurino/Ahr, Spot Luttach
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov44, poor3 kn13kn3°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov46, fair1 kn8kn4°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov45, fair4 kn15kn3°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov47, fair2 kn12kn4°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov51, fair3 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov49, fair2 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov44, poor4 kn18kn3°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov44, poor2 kn11kn2°C1.5 mm
Tue 10Nov48, fair2 kn14kn4°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov50, fair2 kn13kn5°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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May2of 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. Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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 Aurino/Ahr, Spot Luttach

A launch on the Aurino/Ahr. Grade III, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 33 km away. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sand in Taufers. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort and 5 kayak spots.

  • River Aurino/Ahr
  • Grade Grade III, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 33 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$1,360–US$2,550 each

about US$1,360–US$2,550 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$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$301–US$563
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$261
Totalabout US$1,360–US$2,550

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Sand in Taufers

Closest

Sand in Taufers

7 min by car · 82 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 82 places to stay in Sand in Taufers · Booking.com

About Sand in Taufers 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 16h 40m

About 16h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 3h 05m by road

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

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits