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Stadtmauer Möckmühl
Möckmühl, the nearest town. Photo: Noresponse, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Jagst

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 82 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 69 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 69 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
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 182, good
  2. Mon 282, good
  3. Tue 369, good
  4. Wed 469, good
  5. Thu 583, good
  6. Fri 683, good
  7. Sat 778, good
  8. Sun 882, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1083, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 0.6 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 1Nov82, good5 kn15kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov82, good6 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov69, good9 kn21kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov69, good8 kn22kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good5 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good5 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good3 kn9kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good6 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good2 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov83, good5 kn16kn12°C4.2 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

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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. Days past the forecast count as they usually are.

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More kayaking near here

4 places

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 0.6 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.8 km away. The town to stay in is Möckmühl. Within 5 km we also list 4 kayak spots.

  • River Jagst
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 0.6 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.8 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: Möckmühl

Closest

Möckmühl

1 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Möckmühl · Booking.com

About Möckmühl 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 15h 15m

About 15h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 2h 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