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Bad Bevensen, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Grenzschutzkommando Nord, Hannover, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Klein Hesebeck

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 7 kn gusting 15, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 82 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 78 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 75 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 184, good
  2. Mon 282, good
  3. Tue 381, good
  4. Wed 484, good
  5. Thu 582, good
  6. Fri 678, good
  7. Sat 775, good
  8. Sun 882, good
  9. Mon 980, good
  10. Tue 1073, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 1.1 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 Klein Hesebeck
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov84, good4 kn9kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov82, good2 kn5kn8°C0.9 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good4 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good7 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good4 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov78, good6 kn13kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov75, good5 kn12kn4°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good4 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good4 kn9kn7°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov73, good10 kn19kn5°C0.9 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Klein Hesebeck

A river section on the Ilmenau, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 1.1 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.1 km away. The town to stay in is Bad Bevensen. Within 5 km we also list 6 kayak spots.

  • River Ilmenau
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 1.1 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 3.1 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$1,390–US$2,600 each

about US$1,390–US$2,600 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 HAM, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
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$1,390–US$2,600

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bad Bevensen

Closest

Bad Bevensen

5 min by car · 82 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 82 places to stay in Bad Bevensen · Booking.com

About Bad Bevensen 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 18h 05m

About 18h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HAM, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), 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