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Iller, Standardstrecke (Marinebrücke - Immenstadt)

Kayak spot · Germany

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

54Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: Wind 3 kn gusting 10, 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

Mon 2 · 44 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 42 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
2°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 49 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 55 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 54 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 59 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 57 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 145, fair
  2. Mon 244, poor
  3. Tue 342, poor
  4. Wed 449, fair
  5. Thu 555, fair
  6. Fri 654, fair
  7. Sat 759, fair
  8. Sun 857, fair
  9. Mon 943, poor
  10. Tue 1064, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 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 Iller, Standardstrecke (Marinebrücke - Immenstadt)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov45, fair7 kn21kn4°C1.1 mm
Mon 2Nov44, poor7 kn17kn3°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov42, poor6 kn17kn2°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov49, fair5 kn14kn5°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov55, fair3 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov54, fair3 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov59, fair3 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov57, fair0 kn8kn10°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov43, poor1 kn13kn8°C16.5 mm
Tue 10Nov64, good4 kn13kn12°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 Jun–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III 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. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 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. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Iller, Standardstrecke (Marinebrücke - Immenstadt)

A river section on the Iller, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II, on the international scale. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.3 km away. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sonthofen. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort, 3 kayak spots, 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Iller
  • 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.3 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$2,630 each

about US$1,400–US$2,630 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 ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$248
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$1,400–US$2,630

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Sonthofen

Closest

Sonthofen

4 min by car · 90 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 90 places to stay in Sonthofen · Booking.com

About Sonthofen 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 16h

About 16h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 2h 35m 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

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