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Bad Liebenwerda, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag Meißen, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Ein- und Aussetzstelle Kanu und Bootskäfig

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 3 kn gusting 8, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 82 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°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 381, good
  4. Wed 483, good
  5. Thu 582, good
  6. Fri 681, good
  7. Sat 780, good
  8. Sun 884, good
  9. Mon 978, good
  10. Tue 1069, 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- und Aussetzstelle Kanu und Bootskäfig
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov84, good3 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov82, good1 kn5kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good5 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good6 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good5 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good6 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good2 kn8kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good3 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good5 kn15kn6°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov69, good9 kn18kn6°C0.3 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. 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. Nov6of 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- und Aussetzstelle Kanu und Bootskäfig

A launch on the Schwarze Elster. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away. The town to stay in is Bad Liebenwerda. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Schwarze Elster
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away.

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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$1,410–US$2,640 each

about US$1,410–US$2,640 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 DRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
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$1,410–US$2,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bad Liebenwerda

Closest

Bad Liebenwerda

7 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Bad Liebenwerda · Booking.com

About Bad Liebenwerda 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 15m

About 18h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DRS, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 15m 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