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Passau, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: s.somkuti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ilz

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 6 kn gusting 12, Air 13 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 80 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 85 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 86 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 69 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
2°C
Rain
6.6 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 282, good
  2. Tue 380, good
  3. Wed 480, good
  4. Thu 585, good
  5. Fri 686, good
  6. Sat 779, good
  7. Sun 869, good
  8. Mon 979, good
  9. Tue 1081, good
  10. Wed 1185, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 8.3 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 Ilz
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov82, good5 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov80, good9 kn17kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov80, good8 kn21kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov85, good6 kn13kn11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov86, good6 kn12kn13°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good1 kn6kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov69, good1 kn7kn2°C6.6 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good1 kn6kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good6 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov85, good3 kn9kn11°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 Ilz

A river section on the Ilz, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 8.3 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The town to stay in is Passau. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Ilz
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 8.3 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 13 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$1,480–US$2,780 each

about US$1,480–US$2,780 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 MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$261
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$549
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,480–US$2,780

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Passau

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Closest

Passau

about 20 min by car · 77 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 77 places to stay in Passau · Booking.com

About Passau 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 05m

About 16h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 2h 30m 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