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Čerčany

Kayak spot · Czechia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

75Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 1 kn gusting 6, Air 8 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 61 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Wed 4 · 62 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.5 mm

Thu 5 · 71 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 78 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 76 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 272, good
  2. Tue 361, good
  3. Wed 462, good
  4. Thu 571, good
  5. Fri 678, good
  6. Sat 778, good
  7. Sun 881, good
  8. Mon 976, good
  9. Tue 1067, good
  10. Wed 1186, good

The spot in three facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 13.9 kmthe section
  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

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 Čerčany
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov72, good4 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov61, good6 kn17kn6°C0.2 mm
Wed 4Nov62, good7 kn13kn7°C0.5 mm
Thu 5Nov71, good5 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov78, good3 kn8kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good1 kn8kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good1 kn6kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov76, good4 kn13kn9°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov67, good5 kn13kn5°C1.5 mm
Wed 11Nov86, good3 kn11kn12°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

best Jun–Sep

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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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Photos of Čerčany

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Čerčany

A river section on the Sázava, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 14 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 8.3 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lsteni. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot and 1 climbing area.

  • River Sázava
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 14 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 8.3 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$1,110–US$2,120 each

about US$1,110–US$2,120 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 PRG, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$502–US$1,040
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$100–US$167
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$194–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$188–US$355
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$127–US$234
Totalabout US$1,110–US$2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Lsteni

Closest

Lsteni

about 5 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$74/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Lsteni · Booking.com

About Lsteni its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$74 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 05m

About 18h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PRG, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 05m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Bisport 8.3 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