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Naumburg (Saale), the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag Meißen, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Camping Rudelsburg

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 75 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 75 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Thu 5 · 79 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 78 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 182, good
  2. Mon 281, good
  3. Tue 375, good
  4. Wed 475, good
  5. Thu 579, good
  6. Fri 678, good
  7. Sat 781, good
  8. Sun 879, good
  9. Mon 978, good
  10. Tue 1080, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 1 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 Camping Rudelsburg
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov82, good5 kn13kn8°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov81, good3 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov75, good6 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov75, good7 kn13kn8°C0.4 mm
Thu 5Nov79, good6 kn14kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov78, good5 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good3 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good7 kn19kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good4 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good4 kn12kn8°C3.3 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

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 Camping Rudelsburg

A river section on the Saale, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 1.0 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 5 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.5 km away. The town to stay in is Naumburg (Saale). Within 5 km we also list 7 kayak spots.

  • River Saale
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 1.0 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 5 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.5 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$1,350–US$2,530 each

about US$1,350–US$2,530 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 LEJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,010
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$94–US$154
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$1,350–US$2,530

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Naumburg (Saale)

Closest

Naumburg (Saale)

13 min by car · 67 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 67 places to stay in Naumburg (Saale) · Booking.com

About Naumburg (Saale) 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 17h 55m

About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LEJ, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 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