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Kanusteg SV Grün-Weiß Pirna e.V.. Photo: Kalispera Dell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Kanusteg SV Grün-Weiß Pirna e.V.

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

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 78 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 67 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°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 281, good
  3. Tue 378, good
  4. Wed 480, good
  5. Thu 580, good
  6. Fri 681, good
  7. Sat 767, good
  8. Sun 878, good
  9. Mon 976, good
  10. Tue 1064, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 1.4 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 Kanusteg SV Grün-Weiß Pirna e.V.
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov82, good5 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov81, good3 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov78, good5 kn14kn6°C0.2 mm
Wed 4Nov80, good5 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov80, good5 kn13kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good4 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov67, good8 kn21kn5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good7 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov76, good5 kn16kn7°C1.8 mm
Tue 10Nov64, good6 kn24kn5°C3.9 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Kanusteg SV Grün-Weiß Pirna e.V.

Steinplatz square and street Pirna 118972755
Photo: Kalispera Dell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Kanusteg SV Grün-Weiß Pirna e.V.

A river section on the Elbe, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 1.4 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.4 km away. The town to stay in is Pirna. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot and 1 climbing area.

  • River Elbe
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 1.4 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 7.4 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$1,310–US$2,480 each

about US$1,310–US$2,480 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 DRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$54–US$87
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$1,310–US$2,480

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Pirna

Closest

Pirna

1 min by car · 89 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 89 places to stay in Pirna · Booking.com

About Pirna 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 45m

About 17h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DRS, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 45 min by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at PIRNA: 0.95 m, low (updated 46 min ago). Low.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in Germany: PEGELONLINE, Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (WSV), DL-DE Zero 2.0. Credits

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