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Sapin place Kléber (Strasbourg) (2011)
Strasbourg, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Einstieg Groschenwasser

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

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 76 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 85 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 77 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 85 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
10°C
Rain
5.7 mm

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
7°C
Rain
1.8 mm

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 276, good
  2. Tue 376, good
  3. Wed 485, good
  4. Thu 582, good
  5. Fri 677, good
  6. Sat 785, good
  7. Sun 881, good
  8. Mon 980, good
  9. Tue 1095, 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 Einstieg Groschenwasser
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov76, good5 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov76, good8 kn19kn10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov85, good6 kn13kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good4 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov77, good1 kn6kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov85, good0 kn8kn11°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good3 kn7kn10°C5.7 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good6 kn13kn7°C1.8 mm
Tue 10Nov95, good4 kn17kn18°C0.6 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. Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 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 Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec7of 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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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Einstieg Groschenwasser

A launch on the Rheinseitengraben. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.3 km away. The town to stay in is Strasbourg. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River Rheinseitengraben
  • 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 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.3 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$1,430–US$2,670 each

about US$1,430–US$2,670 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$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$288
Totalabout US$1,430–US$2,670

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Strasbourg

Closest

Strasbourg

12 min by car · 162 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 162 places to stay in Strasbourg · Booking.com

About Strasbourg its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 10m

About 16h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 2h 45m 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