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Enknach

Kayak spot · Austria

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 0 kn gusting 7, Air 7 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 27 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
20kntoo gusty
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
14 kn
Gusts
28kntoo gusty
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 60 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kntoo gusty
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 67 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 75 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
4.8 mm

Mon 9 · 74 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 273, good
  2. Tue 327, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 560, good
  5. Fri 667, good
  6. Sat 780, good
  7. Sun 875, good
  8. Mon 974, good
  9. Tue 1057, fair
  10. Wed 1178, 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 Enknach
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov73, good4 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov27, poor10 kn20kntoo gusty7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov0, poor14 kn28kntoo gusty8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov60, good8 kn16kntoo gusty8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov67, good7 kn17kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good0 kn7kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov75, good1 kn8kn6°C4.8 mm
Mon 9Nov74, good3 kn12kn6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov57, fair8 kn16kntoo gusty7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov78, good3 kn13kn9°C0 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 new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 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. 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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

3 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Enknach

A launch on the Enknach. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 km away. The town to stay in is Braunau am Inn. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Enknach
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 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$1,480–US$2,780 each

about US$1,480–US$2,780 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 2 November 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$497–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$262
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$329–US$550
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$597
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,480–US$2,780

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Braunau am Inn

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Closest

Braunau am Inn

2 min by car · 13 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 13 places to stay in Braunau am Inn · Booking.com

About Braunau am Inn 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 15h 35m

About 15h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 1h 55m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Kanuclub Braunau 0.0 km

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