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Zernez, Unterengadin, Graubünden. 20-09-2023. (actm.) 71
Zernez, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Agnes Monkelbaan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Inn, Suscher Strecke

Kayak spot · Switzerland

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

45Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: Wind 3 kn gusting 10, Air 6 °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 · 41 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
1°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 43 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
2°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 42 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
2°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 47 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 49 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 44 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 42 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
2°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 140, poor
  2. Mon 241, poor
  3. Tue 343, poor
  4. Wed 442, poor
  5. Thu 547, fair
  6. Fri 649, fair
  7. Sat 744, poor
  8. Sun 842, poor
  9. Mon 940, poor
  10. Tue 1045, fair

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jul–Aug6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Inn, Suscher Strecke
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov40, poor6 kn19kn-3°C0.1 mm
Mon 2Nov41, poor3 kn7kn1°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov43, poor1 kn6kn2°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov42, poor5 kn16kn2°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov47, fair2 kn10kn4°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov49, fair3 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov44, poor3 kn10kn3°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov42, poor4 kn13kn2°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov40, poor1 kn13kn1°C4.5 mm
Tue 10Nov45, fair3 kn15kn3°C1.5 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 Jul–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. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun5of 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. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct1of 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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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Inn, Suscher Strecke

A river section on the Inn, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II to III, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 48 km away. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually July and August, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Zernez. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Inn
  • Grade Grade II to III, on the international scale.
  • 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 48 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$1,850–US$3,410 each

about US$1,850–US$3,410 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$188–US$315
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$462–US$764
Food7 days eating outabout US$449–US$831
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$261–US$482
Totalabout US$1,850–US$3,410

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Zernez

Closest

Zernez

10 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$174/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Zernez · Booking.com

About Zernez its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$174 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 15m

About 16h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, 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

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits