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Kartuzy
Kartuzy, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Grzegorz Jereczek from Gdańsk, Poland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Kayak King

Kayak spot · Poland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good 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
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 82 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
9°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 75 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 183, good
  2. Mon 281, good
  3. Tue 382, good
  4. Wed 483, good
  5. Thu 583, good
  6. Fri 682, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 875, good
  9. Mon 979, good
  10. Tue 1078, 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 Kayak King
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov83, good1 kn5kn9°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov81, good4 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov82, good10 kn19kn9°C2.1 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good6 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good10 kn21kn10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good9 kn21kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good5 kn15kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov75, good5 kn13kn3°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good6 kn13kn6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good8 kn18kn5°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.

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the spot and its town

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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Kayak King

A launch on the Radunia. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 9 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 km away. The town to stay in is Kartuzy. Within 5 km we also list 4 kayak spots.

  • River Radunia
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 9 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 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$1,100–US$2,100 each

about US$1,100–US$2,100 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 GDN, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$40–US$74
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$1,100–US$2,100

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Kartuzy

Closest

Kartuzy

10 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Kartuzy · Booking.com

About Kartuzy 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 17h 55m

About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → GDN, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 40 min 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