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Marchtaler Klosterhof (Hohes Haus) - Ehingen (Donau) II
Ehingen, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Reutlingendorf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Einstieg Oberdischingen

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

77Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 2 kn gusting 9, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 60 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 60 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 75 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
3 mm

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
8°C
Rain
4.8 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 276, good
  2. Tue 360, good
  3. Wed 460, good
  4. Thu 578, good
  5. Fri 675, good
  6. Sat 783, good
  7. Sun 881, good
  8. Mon 980, good
  9. Tue 1087, good
  10. Wed 1190, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 2.5 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 Einstieg Oberdischingen
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov76, good6 kn15kn6°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov60, good11 kn23kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov60, good10 kn26kn6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov78, good5 kn14kn6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov75, good3 kn9kn3°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov83, good2 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good5 kn10kn9°C3 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good2 kn5kn8°C4.8 mm
Tue 10Nov87, good6 kn16kn14°C2.4 mm
Wed 11Nov90, good1 kn6kn15°C1.5 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 Tue 3 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.

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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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Einstieg Oberdischingen

A river section on the Donau, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 2.5 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. The town to stay in is Ehingen. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Donau
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 2.5 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 16 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$1,400–US$2,630 each

about US$1,400–US$2,630 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$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$1,400–US$2,630

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Ehingen

Closest

Ehingen

about 15 min by car · 14 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 14 places to stay in Ehingen · Booking.com

About Ehingen 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 16h

About 16h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, 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