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Arnsberg, the nearest town. Photo: Kd6=dra, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Kipfenberg-Arnsberg

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

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 80 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 78 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 77 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.9 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 181, good
  2. Mon 280, good
  3. Tue 378, good
  4. Wed 479, good
  5. Thu 581, good
  6. Fri 681, good
  7. Sat 777, good
  8. Sun 881, good
  9. Mon 980, good
  10. Tue 1081, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade flatat its hardest
  • Flat waterthe water
  • 4.3 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 Kipfenberg-Arnsberg
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov81, good7 kn16kn7°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov80, good6 kn14kn7°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov78, good9 kn20kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good9 kn21kn6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good7 kn17kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good6 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov77, good3 kn9kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good4 kn10kn8°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good2 kn7kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good6 kn16kn9°C3.6 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.

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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Kipfenberg-Arnsberg

A river section on the Altmühl, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade flat, on the international scale. It runs 4.3 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 14 km away. The town to stay in is Arnsberg. Within 5 km we also list 6 kayak spots.

  • River Altmühl
  • Grade Grade flat, on the international scale.
  • Length 4.3 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 14 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$1,410–US$2,650 each

about US$1,410–US$2,650 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 MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
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$1,410–US$2,650

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Arnsberg

Closest

Arnsberg

1 min by car · 2 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 2 places to stay in Arnsberg · Booking.com

About Arnsberg 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 10m

About 15h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 1h 35m 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