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Jagst

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 6 kn gusting 16, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 80 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 64 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 65 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 180, good
  2. Mon 280, good
  3. Tue 364, good
  4. Wed 465, good
  5. Thu 581, good
  6. Fri 682, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 884, good
  9. Mon 981, good
  10. Tue 1076, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 6.7 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 Jagst
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov80, good6 kn13kn8°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov80, good5 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov64, good9 kn23kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov65, good9 kn19kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good5 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good6 kn13kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good2 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good6 kn16kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good3 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov76, good9 kn19kn12°C4.5 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.

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put-in, take-out, its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Jagst

A river section on the Jagst, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 6.7 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 22 km away. The town to stay in is Crailsheim. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Jagst
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 6.7 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 22 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$1,390–US$2,610 each

about US$1,390–US$2,610 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 FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
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$1,390–US$2,610

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Crailsheim

Closest

Crailsheim

3 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Crailsheim · Booking.com

About Crailsheim 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 → FRA, direct, then 2h 50m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Kocher 22 km

  • Kocher 23 km

  • Kocher 25 km

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