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Radeburg, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Bybbisch94, Christian Gebhardt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Große Röder

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

74Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 1 kn gusting 7, Air 5 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 71 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 70 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 76 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 71 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 77 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 76 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 65 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
6°C
Rain
1.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 279, good
  2. Tue 371, good
  3. Wed 470, good
  4. Thu 576, good
  5. Fri 671, good
  6. Sat 777, good
  7. Sun 876, good
  8. Mon 965, good
  9. Tue 1027, poor
  10. Wed 1132, poor

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 7.4 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 Große Röder
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov79, good3 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov71, good5 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov70, good5 kn15kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov76, good4 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov71, good5 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov77, good1 kn7kn5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov76, good4 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov65, good6 kn16kn6°C1.5 mm
Tue 10Nov27, poor9 kn17kntoo gusty5°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov32, poor8 kn20kntoo gusty11°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 new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 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.

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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Große Röder

A river section on the Große Röder, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 7.4 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away. The town to stay in is Radeburg. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River Große Röder
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 7.4 km along the river.
  • 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 17 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$1,280–US$2,430 each

about US$1,280–US$2,430 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 DRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$40
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$1,280–US$2,430

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Radeburg

Closest

Radeburg

about 10 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Radeburg · Booking.com

About Radeburg 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 30m

About 17h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DRS, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 30 min 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