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Denkmal Nikolaus Friedrich Peter (Rastede) 1
Rastede, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Jade

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 Mon 2: Wind 6 kn gusting 11, Air 13 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 86 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 84 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 76 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 70 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 77 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 186, good
  2. Mon 286, good
  3. Tue 384, good
  4. Wed 476, good
  5. Thu 580, good
  6. Fri 670, good
  7. Sat 777, good
  8. Sun 880, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1081, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

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 Jade
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov86, good1 kn6kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov86, good6 kn11kn13°C0.6 mm
Tue 3Nov84, good6 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov76, good6 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov80, good6 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov70, good8 kn16kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov77, good6 kn15kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good6 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good6 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good6 kn10kn8°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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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Jade

A launch on the Jade. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The town to stay in is Rastede.

  • River Jade
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • 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 11 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$1,380–US$2,590 each

about US$1,380–US$2,590 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 BRE, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$469–US$978
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$1,380–US$2,590

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Rastede

Closest

Rastede

12 min by car · 13 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 13 places to stay in Rastede · Booking.com

About Rastede 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 17h 30m

About 17h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BRE, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 05m 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