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Arzl Im Pitztal, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Tiia Monto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Imster Schlucht

Kayak spot · Austria

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

50Fair out of 100 for your dates

Usually stay home

Every day scores the same, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 50 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tue 3 · 50 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 50 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 50 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 50 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 50 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 50 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The spot in four facts

  • Grade IIIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 12.6 kmthe section
  • Best Jun–Aug6 good days in 7

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual kayak conditions at Imster Schlucht, each day of your trip
DayWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2to 8usually2 kn12kn6°C0 mm

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Best time to go

best Jun–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for expert 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. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct2of 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 how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Imster Schlucht

A river section on the Inn, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III, on the international scale. It runs 13 km along the river. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 10 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Arzl Im Pitztal. Within 5 km we also list 2 climbing areas and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Inn
  • Grade Grade III, on the international scale.
  • Length 13 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 10 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: Arzl Im Pitztal

Closest

Arzl Im Pitztal

2 min by car · 15 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 15 places to stay in Arzl Im Pitztal · Booking.com

About Arzl Im Pitztal its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 30m

About 16h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 2h 50m 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