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Hinter dem Oste-Hotel

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 Tue 3: Wind 4 kn gusting 10, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 82 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 72 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 68 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 68 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 68 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 72 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 77 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 286, good
  2. Tue 382, good
  3. Wed 472, good
  4. Thu 568, good
  5. Fri 668, good
  6. Sat 768, good
  7. Sun 872, good
  8. Mon 977, good
  9. Tue 1065, good
  10. Wed 1168, good

The spot in three facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 12.1 kmthe section
  • 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 Hinter dem Oste-Hotel
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov86, good2 kn6kn11°C0.2 mm
Tue 3Nov82, good4 kn10kn11°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov72, good5 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov68, good5 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov68, good7 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov68, good5 kn12kn5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov72, good4 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov77, good4 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov65, good7 kn14kn7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov68, good6 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 Jun–Aug

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. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Hinter dem Oste-Hotel

A river section on the Oste, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 12 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 25 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bremervörde. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Oste
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 12 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 25 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$1,380–US$2,600 each

about US$1,380–US$2,600 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 BRE, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$470–US$980
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$1,380–US$2,600

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bremervörde

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Closest

Bremervörde

about 5 min by car · 15 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 15 places to stay in Bremervörde · Booking.com

About Bremervörde 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 40m

About 17h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BRE, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 15m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Kanuanlegestelle: Nr.: 1 25 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