Staying Home Sucks, home
Nykøbing Mors town hall - 1846-47 - panoramio
Nykøbing Mors, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Jens Cederskjold, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Koldkilde

Kayak spot · Denmark

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

73Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 2 kn gusting 9, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 70 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 72 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 74 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 69 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 63 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 67 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 370, good
  3. Wed 472, good
  4. Thu 574, good
  5. Fri 669, good
  6. Sat 784, good
  7. Sun 863, good
  8. Mon 967, good
  9. Tue 1052, fair
  10. Wed 1161, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Aug5 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 Koldkilde
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov0, poor18 kn24kntoo gusty11°C0.3 mm
Tue 3Nov70, good6 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov72, good6 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov74, good4 kn8kn11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov69, good7 kn10kn10°C0.3 mm
Sat 7Nov84, good2 kn9kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov63, good8 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov67, good7 kn11kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov52, fair10 kn17kn7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov61, good8 kn13kn9°C0.3 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–Aug

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

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 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. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

More kayaking near here

5 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Koldkilde

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 31 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 5 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Nykøbing Mors. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 3 kayak spots.

  • 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 31 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$1,670–US$3,080 each

about US$1,670–US$3,080 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 AAL, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$958
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$201–US$335
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$402–US$663
Food7 days eating outabout US$389–US$717
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$214–US$402
Totalabout US$1,670–US$3,080

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Nykøbing Mors

Ad Links marked Ad may pay us if you book. You pay the same, and they never change a score. How we earn

Closest

Nykøbing Mors

about 15 min by car · 15 places to stay

about US$147/nightcountry average

See 15 places to stay in Nykøbing Mors · Booking.com

About Nykøbing Mors its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$147 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 20m

About 18h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AAL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 30m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits