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Enschede, the nearest town, 12 km away. Photo: Microtoerisme, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Bornsche Beek

Kayak spot · Netherlands

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 2 kn gusting 9, Air 12 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 87 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 78 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 73 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 77 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
9°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 287, good
  3. Tue 378, good
  4. Wed 473, good
  5. Thu 577, good
  6. Fri 681, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 883, good
  9. Mon 983, good
  10. Tue 1073, 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 Bornsche Beek
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov86, good3 kn7kn11°C0.4 mm
Mon 2Nov87, good2 kn9kn12°C2 mm
Tue 3Nov78, good7 kn14kn10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov73, good8 kn18kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov77, good7 kn18kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good4 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good5 kn12kn6°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good4 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good5 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov73, good7 kn19kn9°C7.5 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 Mon 2 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

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 Bornsche Beek

A launch on the Bornsche Beek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.5 km away. The town to stay in is Enschede. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Bornsche Beek
  • 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.5 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$1,450–US$2,700 each

about US$1,450–US$2,700 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 AMS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$958
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$342–US$563
Food7 days eating outabout US$328–US$610
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$167–US$315
Totalabout US$1,450–US$2,700

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Enschede

Closest

Enschede

21 min by car · 28 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 28 places to stay in Enschede · Booking.com

About Enschede its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$127 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 25m

About 15h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AMS, direct, then 2h 40m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • TWV Kano 4.5 km

  • Kanu SV Epe e. V. 23 km

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