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Horsens, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Horsens Roklub

Kayak spot · Denmark

The sea: a coastal launch

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 1 kn gusting 6, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 72 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 185, good
  2. Mon 272, good
  3. Tue 381, good
  4. Wed 484, good
  5. Thu 582, good
  6. Fri 682, good
  7. Sat 781, good
  8. Sun 880, good
  9. Mon 980, good
  10. Tue 1076, good

The spot in two facts

  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best May–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 Horsens Roklub
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov85, good6 kn12kn12°C0.3 mm
Mon 2Nov72, good8 kn14kn10°C0.3 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good4 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good1 kn6kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good5 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good7 kn15kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good5 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good5 kn10kn7°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good6 kn16kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov76, good8 kn17kn9°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

best May–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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

the spot and 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

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Horsens Roklub

A launch. Suits grade III paddlers and up: the sea, which we never offer a new paddler. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.5 km away. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 5. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Horsens. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 2 kayak spots.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up: the sea, which we never offer a new paddler.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.5 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$1,680–US$3,100 each

about US$1,680–US$3,100 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 CPH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$201–US$335
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$402–US$663
Food7 days eating outabout US$389–US$717
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$214–US$402
Totalabout US$1,680–US$3,100

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Horsens

Closest

Horsens

3 min by car · 32 places to stay

about US$147/nightcountry average

See 32 places to stay in Horsens · Booking.com

About Horsens its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$147 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 16h 25m

About 16h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 3h 20m 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