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Gram, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Gram

Kayak spot · Denmark

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 5 kn gusting 11, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 76 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 80 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 184, good
  2. Mon 276, good
  3. Tue 380, good
  4. Wed 484, good
  5. Thu 579, good
  6. Fri 681, good
  7. Sat 778, good
  8. Sun 880, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1082, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 5.8 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 Gram
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov84, good6 kn13kn10°C1.1 mm
Mon 2Nov76, good9 kn16kn10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov80, good8 kn16kn11°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good5 kn11kn11°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov79, good2 kn7kn6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good3 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good3 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good4 kn8kn7°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good6 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good6 kn12kn8°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. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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

5 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Gram

A river section on the Gram Å, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 5.8 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 32 km away. The town to stay in is Gram. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Gram Å
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 5.8 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 32 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$1,580–US$2,930 each

about US$1,580–US$2,930 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 BLL, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$965
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$114–US$188
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$1,580–US$2,930

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Gram

Closest

Gram

2 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$147/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Gram · Booking.com

About Gram 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 50m

About 17h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BLL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 10m 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