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Kano-aanlegplaats

Kayak spot · Netherlands

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

76Good 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 · 65 out of 100

Wind
13 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 67 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 61 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 74 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
7°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 187, good
  2. Mon 265, good
  3. Tue 367, good
  4. Wed 461, good
  5. Thu 574, good
  6. Fri 681, good
  7. Sat 778, good
  8. Sun 882, good
  9. Mon 985, good
  10. Tue 1079, 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 Kano-aanlegplaats
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov87, good5 kn8kn11°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov65, good13 kn19kn13°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov67, good12 kn17kn11°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov61, good12 kn17kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov74, good8 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good6 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good4 kn11kn7°C1.8 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good6 kn16kn11°C2.1 mm
Mon 9Nov85, good6 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good7 kn12kn12°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.

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. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 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

the spot and 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Kano-aanlegplaats

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.9 km away. The town to stay in is Den Haag. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.9 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$1,450–US$2,700 each

about US$1,450–US$2,700 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 AMS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$958
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$342–US$563
Food7 days eating outabout US$328–US$610
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$167–US$315
Totalabout US$1,450–US$2,700

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Den Haag

Closest

Den Haag

12 min by car · 84 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 84 places to stay in Den Haag · Booking.com

About Den Haag its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$127 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 13h 55m

About 13h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AMS, direct, then 1h 10m 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