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Gifhorn, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Kirchenfan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Ettenbüttel

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 3 kn gusting 9, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 84 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 79 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 73 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 185, good
  2. Mon 284, good
  3. Tue 379, good
  4. Wed 480, good
  5. Thu 580, good
  6. Fri 673, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 878, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1078, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 3.7 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 Ettenbüttel
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov85, good3 kn8kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov84, good3 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov79, good5 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov80, good6 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov80, good5 kn18kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov73, good8 kn17kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good2 kn11kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good7 kn15kn9°C1.2 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good7 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good4 kn11kn5°C1.2 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.

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put-in, take-out, its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ettenbüttel

A river section on the Aller, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 3.7 km along the river. 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 6.9 km away. The town to stay in is Gifhorn. Within 5 km we also list 4 kayak spots.

  • River Aller
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 3.7 km along the river.
  • 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 6.9 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$1,390–US$2,610 each

about US$1,390–US$2,610 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 HAJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$992
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$1,390–US$2,610

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Gifhorn

Closest

Gifhorn

13 min by car

about US$114/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Gifhorn · Booking.com

About Gifhorn 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 17h 50m

About 17h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HAJ, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 20m 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