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Løgstør kirke
Løgstør, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Frederik den VII's Kanal

Kayak spot · Denmark

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 84 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 81 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 268, good
  2. Tue 382, good
  3. Wed 483, good
  4. Thu 584, good
  5. Fri 683, good
  6. Sat 784, good
  7. Sun 881, good
  8. Mon 981, good
  9. Tue 1072, good
  10. Wed 1181, 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 Frederik den VII's Kanal
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov68, good10 kn20kn10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov82, good5 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good5 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov84, good7 kn15kn11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good5 kn10kn9°C0.3 mm
Sat 7Nov84, good3 kn9kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good6 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good6 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov72, good8 kn17kn7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov81, good6 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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Frederik den VII's Kanal

A launch on the Frederik den VII's Kanal. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 43 km away. The town to stay in is Løgstør. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

  • River Frederik den VII's Kanal
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • 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 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$1,570–US$2,900 each

about US$1,570–US$2,900 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 AAL, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$958
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$100–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$402–US$663
Food7 days eating outabout US$389–US$717
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$214–US$402
Totalabout US$1,570–US$2,900

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Løgstør

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Closest

Løgstør

about 10 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$147/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Løgstør · Booking.com

About Løgstør its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$147 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 55m

About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AAL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 05m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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

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