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Barrel-shaped vault ceiling, Römervilla (Roman Villa) at Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Bad Neuenahr

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 Sun 8: Wind 4 kn gusting 13, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 75 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 75 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 81 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 281, good
  2. Tue 375, good
  3. Wed 475, good
  4. Thu 580, good
  5. Fri 681, good
  6. Sat 781, good
  7. Sun 884, good
  8. Mon 981, good
  9. Tue 1084, good
  10. Wed 1190, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 4.3 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 Bad Neuenahr
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov81, good4 kn8kn7°C1.1 mm
Tue 3Nov75, good4 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov75, good7 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov80, good4 kn16kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good5 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good3 kn7kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good4 kn13kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good2 kn7kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov84, good8 kn21kn14°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov90, good4 kn15kn14°C2.7 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. Feb5of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Bad Neuenahr

A river section on the Ahr, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 4.3 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.8 km away. The town to stay in is Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Ahr
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 4.3 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.8 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$2,610 each

about US$1,390–US$2,610 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 FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
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$2,610

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler

Closest

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler

about 5 min by car · 121 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 121 places to stay in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler · Booking.com

About Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler 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 15h 35m

About 15h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 2h 20m 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