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Am Fahlenberg 53, 1, Helmarshausen, Bad Karlshafen, Landkreis Kassel
Bad Karlshafen, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: User:GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Campingplatz Bad Karlshafen

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

Best on Fri 6: Wind 7 kn gusting 17, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 81 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 282, good
  2. Tue 381, good
  3. Wed 480, good
  4. Thu 581, good
  5. Fri 683, good
  6. Sat 779, good
  7. Sun 879, good
  8. Mon 981, good
  9. Tue 1080, good
  10. Wed 1180, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 2.4 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 Campingplatz Bad Karlshafen
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov82, good1 kn7kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good8 kn18kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov80, good8 kn17kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good8 kn19kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good7 kn17kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good3 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good3 kn9kn6°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good2 kn6kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good7 kn19kn7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov80, good5 kn13kn7°C0.6 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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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About

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About Campingplatz Bad Karlshafen

A river section on the Weser, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 2.4 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.6 km away. The town to stay in is Bad Karlshafen. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Weser
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 2.4 km along the river.
  • 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 7.6 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$2,620 each

about US$1,400–US$2,620 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 2 November 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$483–US$1,000
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$309–US$510
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$550
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$161–US$309
Totalabout US$1,400–US$2,620

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bad Karlshafen

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Closest

Bad Karlshafen

about 5 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Bad Karlshafen · Booking.com

About Bad Karlshafen 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 50m

About 16h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 3h 35m by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at KARLSHAFEN: 0.58 m, low (updated 2 h ago). Low.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in Germany: PEGELONLINE, Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (WSV), DL-DE Zero 2.0. Credits

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