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Riverbank of the river Sieg approaching its mouth
Near Bergheim/Sieg, Ein-/Ausstieg Nr.18. Photo: WikiMartinuss, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Bergheim/Sieg, Ein-/Ausstieg Nr.18

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

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 83 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.8 mm

Tue 3 · 69 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 70 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
18kntoo gusty
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
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 186, good
  2. Mon 283, good
  3. Tue 369, good
  4. Wed 470, good
  5. Thu 580, good
  6. Fri 682, good
  7. Sat 783, good
  8. Sun 883, good
  9. Mon 983, good
  10. Tue 1086, 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 Bergheim/Sieg, Ein-/Ausstieg Nr.18
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov86, good2 kn7kn11°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov83, good2 kn4kn9°C0.8 mm
Tue 3Nov69, good6 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov70, good6 kn18kntoo gusty9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov80, good2 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good2 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov83, good2 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good2 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good2 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov86, good4 kn14kn14°C3.9 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 new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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 Bergheim/Sieg, Ein-/Ausstieg Nr.18

A launch on the Sieg. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 9 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.8 km away. The town to stay in is Bonn. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Sieg
  • 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 9 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.8 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: Bonn

Closest

Bonn

6 min by car · 101 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 101 places to stay in Bonn · Booking.com

About Bonn 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 45m

About 15h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 2h 30m 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