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RK 0907 3625 Dreetzsee Carwitz
Carwitz, the nearest town. Photo: Reinhard Kraasch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Carvitz in die Bäk

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 Wed 4: Wind 6 kn gusting 13, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 82 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 82 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 77 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 77 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 184, good
  2. Mon 282, good
  3. Tue 382, good
  4. Wed 483, good
  5. Thu 581, good
  6. Fri 677, good
  7. Sat 777, good
  8. Sun 879, good
  9. Mon 979, good
  10. Tue 1071, 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 Carvitz in die Bäk
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov84, good2 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov82, good2 kn7kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov82, good4 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good6 kn13kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good1 kn6kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov77, good3 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov77, good4 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good3 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good2 kn7kn6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov71, good6 kn12kn4°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

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. Apr6of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Carvitz in die Bäk

A launch on the Bäk. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 7 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.7 km away. The town to stay in is Carwitz. Within 5 km we also list 9 dive sites and 4 kayak spots.

  • River Bäk
  • 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 7 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.7 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: Carwitz

Closest

Carwitz

1 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 11 places to stay in Carwitz · Booking.com

About Carwitz 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 55m

About 18h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BER, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 2h 10m 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