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2020-09-14 Worpswede Kunsthalle (2)
Worpswede, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Eduard47, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Hamme

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 3 kn gusting 7, Air 12 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 87 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
12°C
Rain
1.3 mm

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 74 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 185, good
  2. Mon 287, good
  3. Tue 383, good
  4. Wed 479, good
  5. Thu 581, good
  6. Fri 674, good
  7. Sat 778, good
  8. Sun 880, good
  9. Mon 983, good
  10. Tue 1079, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 5.1 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 Hamme
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov85, good5 kn11kn10°C0.2 mm
Mon 2Nov87, good3 kn7kn12°C1.3 mm
Tue 3Nov83, good5 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good7 kn19kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good5 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov74, good7 kn16kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good6 kn14kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good5 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good6 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good3 kn9kn7°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.

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put-in, take-out, its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Hamme

A river section on the Hamme, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 5.1 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.5 km away. The town to stay in is Worpswede. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Hamme
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 5.1 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.5 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$1,290–US$2,450 each

about US$1,290–US$2,450 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 BRE, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$469–US$978
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$100
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$1,290–US$2,450

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Worpswede

Closest

Worpswede

17 min by car · 45 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 45 places to stay in Worpswede · Booking.com

About Worpswede 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 10m

About 17h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BRE, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 45 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