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Tauberbischofsheim, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Triplec85, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Distelhausen

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

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 78 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 82 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°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 378, good
  3. Wed 480, good
  4. Thu 582, good
  5. Fri 682, good
  6. Sat 780, good
  7. Sun 881, good
  8. Mon 982, good
  9. Tue 1079, good
  10. Wed 1182, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade Iat its hardest
  • 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 Distelhausen
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov82, good6 kn13kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov78, good9 kn24kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov80, good9 kn22kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good7 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good5 kn13kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good2 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good3 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good4 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good8 kn18kn7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov82, good2 kn9kn9°C1.2 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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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Distelhausen

A river section on the Tauber, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade I, on the international scale. It runs 1.0 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 22 km away. The town to stay in is Tauberbischofsheim. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River Tauber
  • Grade Grade I, on the international scale.
  • Length 1.0 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 22 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$1,390–US$2,610 each

about US$1,390–US$2,610 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 FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
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$1,390–US$2,610

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Tauberbischofsheim

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Closest

Tauberbischofsheim

about 10 min by car · 21 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 21 places to stay in Tauberbischofsheim · Booking.com

About Tauberbischofsheim 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 15h 05m

About 15h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 1h 55m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • KC Wertheim 22 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