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Großdubrau Aerial
Gro Dubrau, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: PaulT (Gunther Tschuch), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Kleine Spree

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

3 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
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
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 183, good
  2. Mon 281, good
  3. Tue 382, good
  4. Wed 482, good
  5. Thu 580, good
  6. Fri 679, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 882, good
  9. Mon 981, good
  10. Tue 1079, 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 Kleine Spree
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov83, good5 kn12kn9°C0.1 mm
Mon 2Nov81, good4 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov82, good7 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good6 kn14kn9°C0.1 mm
Thu 5Nov80, good4 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good6 kn15kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good7 kn15kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good5 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good7 kn16kn8°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good10 kn18kn7°C2.7 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 Kleine Spree

A launch on the Kleine Spree. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. The town to stay in is Gro Dubrau. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • River Kleine Spree
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 16 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$2,640 each

about US$1,410–US$2,640 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 DRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, 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$2,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Gro Dubrau

Closest

Gro Dubrau

10 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Gro Dubrau · Booking.com

About Gro Dubrau 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 15m

About 18h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DRS, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 15m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Wassersportverein "Am Blauen Wunder" e. V., Bootshaus Lohsa 16 km

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