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Aschau im Chiemgau, Glücksbank
Aschau Im Chiemgau, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Karsten Ratzke, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Grattenbach, Sturzbach

Kayak spot · Germany

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

52Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: Wind 3 kn gusting 10, Air 10 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 46 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Tue 3 · 47 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 51 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 54 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 52 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 58 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 50 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 144, poor
  2. Mon 246, fair
  3. Tue 347, fair
  4. Wed 451, fair
  5. Thu 554, fair
  6. Fri 652, fair
  7. Sat 758, fair
  8. Sun 850, fair
  9. Mon 956, fair
  10. Tue 1049, fair

The spot in two facts

  • Grade Vat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Grattenbach, Sturzbach
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov44, poor4 kn12kn2°C2.4 mm
Mon 2Nov46, fair3 kn10kn3°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov47, fair4 kn12kn3°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov51, fair3 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov54, fair3 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov52, fair3 kn11kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov58, fair3 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov50, fair3 kn11kn6°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov56, fair1 kn8kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov49, fair3 kn18kn7°C6.3 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 expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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.

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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Grattenbach, Sturzbach

A river section on the Grattenbach, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade IV to V, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away. The town to stay in is Aschau Im Chiemgau. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Grattenbach
  • Grade Grade IV to 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 15 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$1,410–US$2,650 each

about US$1,410–US$2,650 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 MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
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$1,410–US$2,650

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Aschau Im Chiemgau

Closest

Aschau Im Chiemgau

12 min by car · 62 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 62 places to stay in Aschau Im Chiemgau · Booking.com

About Aschau Im Chiemgau 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 15h 20m

About 15h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 1h 40m 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

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