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Campingbrücke Saanen über die Saane, Saanen BE 20220514-jag9889
Chalberhörnibach. Photo: Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Chalberhörnibach

Kayak spot · Switzerland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 0 kn gusting 8, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 76 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 72 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
4°C
Rain
5.1 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
8°C
Rain
4.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 273, good
  2. Tue 376, good
  3. Wed 479, good
  4. Thu 582, good
  5. Fri 679, good
  6. Sat 780, good
  7. Sun 872, good
  8. Mon 979, good
  9. Tue 1087, good
  10. Wed 1177, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 3.9 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 Chalberhörnibach
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov73, good3 kn9kn3°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov76, good3 kn9kn5°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good1 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good0 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good3 kn8kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good1 kn6kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov72, good3 kn16kn4°C5.1 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good2 kn16kn8°C4.5 mm
Tue 10Nov87, good4 kn17kn13°C2.1 mm
Wed 11Nov77, good2 kn11kn7°C6.9 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.

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 Chalberhörnibach

Wasserleitungs-Brücke über die Saane, Saanen BE 20220514-jag9889
Photo: Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Chalberhörnibach

A river section on the Chalberhörnibach, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 3.9 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 23 km away. The town to stay in is Saanen. Within 5 km we also list 3 ski resorts, 3 kayak spots and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Chalberhörnibach
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 3.9 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 23 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$1,850–US$3,410 each

about US$1,850–US$3,410 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 ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$188–US$315
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$462–US$764
Food7 days eating outabout US$449–US$831
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$261–US$482
Totalabout US$1,850–US$3,410

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Saanen

Closest

Saanen

1 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$174/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Saanen · Booking.com

About Saanen its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$174 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 16h 15m

About 16h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 2h 50m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • canoe mini shop 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