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Telkibanya, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Nvkptrjns, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Hernád

Kayak spot · Hungary

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

68Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: Wind 0 kn gusting 6, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
23kntoo gusty
Air
9°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 25 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
19kntoo gusty
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 70 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 68 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 83 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 425, poor
  4. Thu 570, good
  5. Fri 668, good
  6. Sat 780, good
  7. Sun 881, good
  8. Mon 983, good
  9. Tue 1082, good
  10. Wed 1183, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade Iat its hardest
  • Flat waterthe water
  • 102.6 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 Hernád
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov0, poor11 kn22kntoo gusty11°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov0, poor12 kn23kntoo gusty9°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov25, poor10 kn19kntoo gusty9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov70, good5 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov68, good6 kn14kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good1 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good1 kn6kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good0 kn6kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good3 kn10kn9°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov83, good3 kn9kn10°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. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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 Hernád

A river section on the Hernád, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade I, on the international scale. It runs 103 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 37 km away. The town to stay in is Telkibanya.

  • River Hernád
  • Grade Grade I, on the international scale.
  • Length 103 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 37 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$1,150–US$2,200 each

about US$1,150–US$2,200 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 KRK, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,070
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$74–US$127
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$234–US$389
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$107–US$201
Totalabout US$1,150–US$2,200

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Telkibanya

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Closest

Telkibanya

17 min by car · 18 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 18 places to stay in Telkibanya · Booking.com

About Telkibanya its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$87 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 55m

About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → KRK, direct, then 3h 50m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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

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