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Enns, Kummerbrücke

Kayak spot · Austria

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

53Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: Wind 1 kn gusting 6, Air 11 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 40 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
0°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Wed 4 · 47 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 50 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 55 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 55 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 57 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 54 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.9 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 241, poor
  2. Tue 340, poor
  3. Wed 447, fair
  4. Thu 550, fair
  5. Fri 655, fair
  6. Sat 755, fair
  7. Sun 857, fair
  8. Mon 954, fair
  9. Tue 1053, fair
  10. Wed 1165, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IV-its hardest rapid V
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Aug7 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 Enns, Kummerbrücke
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov41, poor2 kn9kn1°C1.2 mm
Tue 3Nov40, poor2 kn10kn0°C0.3 mm
Wed 4Nov47, fair1 kn6kn4°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov50, fair3 kn12kn6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov55, fair3 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov55, fair2 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov57, fair1 kn6kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov54, fair2 kn11kn8°C0.9 mm
Tue 10Nov53, fair3 kn13kn8°C1.8 mm
Wed 11Nov65, good1 kn9kn14°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

best Jun–Aug

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

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Enns, Kummerbrücke

A river section on the Enns, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade IV-, its hardest rapid V, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 43 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Johnsbach. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Enns
  • Grade Grade IV-, its hardest rapid V, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 43 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$1,500–US$2,810 each

about US$1,500–US$2,810 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 VIE, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,070
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$261
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$549
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,500–US$2,810

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Johnsbach

Closest

Johnsbach

about 15 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Johnsbach · Booking.com

About Johnsbach 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 17h 05m

About 17h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → VIE, direct, then 3h 05m by road

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

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits