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Kirchberg in Tirol, the nearest town. Photo: Jan Sobotka, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Kirchberger Ache, Unterlauf

Kayak spot · Austria

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

56Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: Wind 1 kn gusting 6, Air 13 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 48 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 53 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 59 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 62 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 55 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 48 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Mon 9 · 55 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 248, fair
  2. Tue 348, fair
  3. Wed 453, fair
  4. Thu 559, fair
  5. Fri 662, good
  6. Sat 755, fair
  7. Sun 848, fair
  8. Mon 955, fair
  9. Tue 1058, fair
  10. Wed 1163, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Jul7 good days in 7

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 Kirchberger Ache, Unterlauf
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov48, fair2 kn8kn4°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov48, fair3 kn10kn5°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov53, fair2 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov59, fair1 kn7kn11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov62, good1 kn6kn13°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov55, fair2 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov48, fair1 kn7kn4°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov55, fair2 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov58, fair1 kn8kn11°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov63, good2 kn10kn13°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

best Jun–Jul

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 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. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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

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 Kirchberger Ache, Unterlauf

A river section on the Kirchberger Ache, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II, on the international scale. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 32 km away. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually June and July, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kirchberg in Tirol. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort.

  • River Kirchberger Ache
  • Grade Grade II, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 32 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$1,480–US$2,780 each

about US$1,480–US$2,780 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$154–US$261
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$549
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,480–US$2,780

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Kirchberg in Tirol

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Closest

Kirchberg in Tirol

2 min by car · 74 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 74 places to stay in Kirchberg in Tirol · Booking.com

About Kirchberg in Tirol its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 50m

About 15h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 2h 10m 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