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Sarreguemines, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Bronstein, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Blies

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

Tue 3 · 77 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
27kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 75 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
29kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
4.8 mm

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 283, good
  2. Tue 377, good
  3. Wed 475, good
  4. Thu 582, good
  5. Fri 682, good
  6. Sat 782, good
  7. Sun 881, good
  8. Mon 980, good
  9. Tue 1093, good
  10. Wed 1190, 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 Blies
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov83, good7 kn16kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov77, good11 kn27kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov75, good11 kn29kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good7 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good5 kn16kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov82, good2 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good2 kn6kn8°C4.8 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good5 kn11kn7°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov93, good10 kn21kn17°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov90, good5 kn14kn14°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.

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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Blies

A launch on the Blies. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.6 km away. The town to stay in is Sarreguemines. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Blies
  • 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 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.6 km away.

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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: Sarreguemines

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Closest

Sarreguemines

about 10 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Sarreguemines · Booking.com

About Sarreguemines its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 05m

About 16h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 2h 50m 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