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Feldkirchen An Der Donau, the nearest town, 16 km away. Photo: Michael Kranewitter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Große Mühl, Untere

Kayak spot · Austria

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

55Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: Wind 10 kn gusting 20, 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 · 50 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 53 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 56 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 58 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 50 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 56 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 51 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
3kn
Air
6°C
Rain
2.7 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 251, fair
  2. Tue 350, fair
  3. Wed 453, fair
  4. Thu 556, fair
  5. Fri 658, fair
  6. Sat 750, fair
  7. Sun 856, fair
  8. Mon 951, fair
  9. Tue 1051, fair
  10. Wed 1164, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IVat its hardest
  • 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 Große Mühl, Untere
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov51, fair7 kn14kn6°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov50, fair9 kn17kn5°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov53, fair11 kn20kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov56, fair8 kn16kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov58, fair10 kn20kn11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov50, fair4 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov56, fair2 kn7kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov51, fair1 kn3kn6°C2.7 mm
Tue 10Nov51, fair4 kn10kn7°C2.4 mm
Wed 11Nov64, good3 kn9kn13°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. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Oct4of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Große Mühl, Untere

A river section on the Große Mühl, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III to IV, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 21 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 Feldkirchen An Der Donau. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Große Mühl
  • Grade Grade III to IV, 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 21 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$1,480–US$2,780 each

about US$1,480–US$2,780 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$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$1,480–US$2,780

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Feldkirchen An Der Donau

Closest

Feldkirchen An Der Donau

about 30 min by car

about US$121/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Feldkirchen An Der Donau · Booking.com

About Feldkirchen An Der Donau 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 16h 45m

About 16h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 3h 10m 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

  • Startanlage Regattastrecke 21 km

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