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Ein-/Ausstieg Grösseltal

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 6 kn gusting 14, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 79 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 69 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 68 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 180, good
  2. Mon 279, good
  3. Tue 369, good
  4. Wed 468, good
  5. Thu 582, good
  6. Fri 681, good
  7. Sat 781, good
  8. Sun 884, good
  9. Mon 984, good
  10. Tue 1078, 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 Ein-/Ausstieg Grösseltal
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov80, good7 kn17kn9°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov79, good7 kn16kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov69, good7 kn16kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov68, good9 kn23kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good5 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good2 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good3 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good6 kn14kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good4 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good8 kn17kn15°C3 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. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ein-/Ausstieg Grösseltal

A launch on the Enz. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.9 km away. The town to stay in is Pforzheim. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot, 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Enz
  • 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.9 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: Pforzheim

Closest

Pforzheim

13 min by car · 43 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 43 places to stay in Pforzheim · Booking.com

About Pforzheim 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 50m

About 15h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 2h 35m 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