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Kamienna, Szklarka stream - Piechowice. Photo: Topik.bystrze, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Kamienna, Szklarka stream - Piechowice

Kayak spot · Poland

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

Not for new paddlers. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade.

The spot in two facts

  • Grade IVat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

Not for new paddlers. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. See it for expert paddlers.

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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Photos of Kamienna, Szklarka stream - Piechowice

Polish Trip 1
Photo: Nishant Sandal, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Piechowice, Wodospad Szklarki - fotopolska.eu
Photo: Neo[EZN], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wodospad Szklarka - Karkonosze
Photo: Rafał Nawojczyk, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Kamienna, Szklarka stream - Piechowice

A river section on the Kamienna, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III to IV, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 28 km away. The town to stay in is Szklarska Poręba. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots, 2 climbing areas and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Kamienna
  • Grade Grade III to IV, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 28 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$1,150–US$2,190 each

about US$1,150–US$2,190 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 WRO, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$502–US$1,050
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$87–US$147
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$228–US$375
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$114–US$208
Totalabout US$1,150–US$2,190

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Szklarska Poręba

Closest

Szklarska Poręba

5 min by car · 361 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 361 places to stay in Szklarska Poręba · Booking.com

About Szklarska Poręba its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$87 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 19h 20m

About 19h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → WRO, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 2h 05m 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