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Königsseer Ache, Wasserfall

Kayak spot · Germany

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

50Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: Wind 1 kn gusting 10, Air 10 °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 · 40 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 47 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 53 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 59 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 50 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 40 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 47 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 240, poor
  2. Tue 340, poor
  3. Wed 447, fair
  4. Thu 553, fair
  5. Fri 659, fair
  6. Sat 750, fair
  7. Sun 840, poor
  8. Mon 947, fair
  9. Tue 1051, fair
  10. Wed 1155, fair

The spot in three facts

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

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Königsseer Ache, Wasserfall
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov40, poor2 kn8kn0°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov40, poor1 kn10kn0°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov47, fair1 kn10kn4°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov53, fair1 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov59, fair1 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov50, fair2 kn7kn5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov40, poor0 kn9kn2°C4.5 mm
Mon 9Nov47, fair1 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov51, fair1 kn8kn7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov55, fair3 kn16kn8°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 expert 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. Nov0of 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

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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Königsseer Ache, Wasserfall

A launch on the Königsseer Ache. Grade V, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 21 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June and July, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Konigssee. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots, 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Königsseer Ache
  • Grade Grade V, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 21 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: Konigssee

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Closest

Konigssee

3 min by car · 210 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 210 places to stay in Konigssee · Booking.com

About Konigssee 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 16h 05m

About 16h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 2h 25m 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

  • Wildwasser Marina Au-Lofer 21 km

  • Kanu-Club Braunau 22 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