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Steinbach am Wald - Ludwigsstädter Straße 31 - 2013-06
Steinbach am Wald, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Tors, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons

Haßlach, Obere

Kayak spot · Germany

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

45Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: Wind 8 kn gusting 19, 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

Tue 3 · 28 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 31 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 46 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 49 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 46 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 45 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 48 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
4°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 250, fair
  2. Tue 328, poor
  3. Wed 431, poor
  4. Thu 546, fair
  5. Fri 649, fair
  6. Sat 746, fair
  7. Sun 845, fair
  8. Mon 948, fair
  9. Tue 1047, fair
  10. Wed 1151, fair

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jul–Aug7 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Haßlach, Obere
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov50, fair3 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov28, poor11 kn24kn4°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov31, poor9 kn23kn6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov46, fair8 kn19kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov49, fair8 kn19kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov46, fair5 kn14kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov45, fair3 kn10kn3°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov48, fair2 kn8kn4°C1.2 mm
Tue 10Nov47, fair6 kn15kn7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov51, fair5 kn12kn8°C1.2 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 Jul–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new 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. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 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. Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct2of 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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More kayaking near here

1 place

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Haßlach, Obere

A river section on the Haßlach, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II, on the international scale. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 31 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually July and August, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Steinbach am Wald. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Haßlach
  • Grade Grade II, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 31 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$1,400–US$2,620 each

about US$1,400–US$2,620 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$483–US$1,000
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$309–US$510
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$550
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$161–US$309
Totalabout US$1,400–US$2,620

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Steinbach am Wald

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Closest

Steinbach am Wald

about 10 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 11 places to stay in Steinbach am Wald · Booking.com

About Steinbach am Wald 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 17h

About 17h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 3h 50m 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

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

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