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View of Stadthaus Ulm from Ulm Minster 04
Ulm, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Kent Wang, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Einstieg Senden

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

67Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 2 kn gusting 8, Air 8 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
26kntoo gusty
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 71 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 76 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
9°C
Rain
3 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
4kn
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 267, good
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 571, good
  5. Fri 676, good
  6. Sat 782, good
  7. Sun 878, good
  8. Mon 979, good
  9. Tue 1082, good
  10. Wed 1191, good

The spot in three facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 6.3 kmthe section
  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

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 Senden
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov67, good6 kn15kn6°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov0, poor11 kn23kntoo gusty6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov0, poor12 kn26kntoo gusty7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov71, good4 kn14kn6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov76, good2 kn8kn4°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov82, good2 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good4 kn11kn9°C3 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good2 kn4kn8°C4.8 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good3 kn13kn14°C3 mm
Wed 11Nov91, good1 kn6kn14°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

best Jun–Sep

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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

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 Einstieg Senden

A river section on the Iller, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 6.3 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.9 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ulm. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • River Iller
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 6.3 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 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.9 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$1,410–US$2,650 each

about US$1,410–US$2,650 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 MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, 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$2,650

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Ulm

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Closest

Ulm

about 15 min by car · 87 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 87 places to stay in Ulm · Booking.com

About Ulm 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 15m

About 16h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, 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