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Uchtenhagenstraße 2 Bad Freienwalde Oder
Bad Freienwalde (Oder), the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Biwakplatz Neugaul

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 0 kn gusting 4, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 83 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 79 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 77 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 76 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 185, good
  2. Mon 283, good
  3. Tue 379, good
  4. Wed 479, good
  5. Thu 581, good
  6. Fri 677, good
  7. Sat 776, good
  8. Sun 877, good
  9. Mon 975, good
  10. Tue 1062, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Aug7 good days in 7

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 Biwakplatz Neugaul
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov85, good3 kn9kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov83, good0 kn4kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov79, good3 kn7kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good4 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good1 kn5kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov77, good3 kn8kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov76, good3 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov77, good3 kn8kn6°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov75, good4 kn9kn6°C0.9 mm
Tue 10Nov62, good6 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.

Best time to go

best Jun–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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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More kayaking near here

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Biwakplatz Neugaul

A launch on the Wriezener Alte Oder. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bad Freienwalde (Oder). Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Wriezener Alte Oder
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 13 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$1,400–US$2,630 each

about US$1,400–US$2,630 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 BER, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
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$1,400–US$2,630

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bad Freienwalde (Oder)

Closest

Bad Freienwalde (Oder)

13 min by car · 19 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 19 places to stay in Bad Freienwalde (Oder) · Booking.com

About Bad Freienwalde (Oder) 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 18h 15m

About 18h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BER, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 25m 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