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Kraftwerk Bösdornau

Kayak spot · Austria

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

76Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 2 kn gusting 10, Air 8 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 70 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
0°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 71 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
1°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 75 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 77 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 77 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 75 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 169, good
  2. Mon 270, good
  3. Tue 371, good
  4. Wed 475, good
  5. Thu 577, good
  6. Fri 680, good
  7. Sat 777, good
  8. Sun 875, good
  9. Mon 973, good
  10. Tue 1078, 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 Kraftwerk Bösdornau
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov69, good3 kn19kn-2°C5.4 mm
Mon 2Nov70, good1 kn5kn0°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov71, good3 kn9kn1°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov75, good1 kn8kn5°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov77, good2 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov80, good2 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov77, good0 kn4kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov75, good4 kn17kn4°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov73, good0 kn10kn4°C4.8 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good3 kn17kn6°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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Kraftwerk Bösdornau

A launch on the Zemmbach. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 22 km away. The town to stay in is Mayrhofen. Within 5 km we also list 2 ski resorts, 1 kayak spot, 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Zemmbach
  • 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 22 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: Mayrhofen

Closest

Mayrhofen

5 min by car · 190 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 190 places to stay in Mayrhofen · Booking.com

About Mayrhofen 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 16h 15m

About 16h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 2h 40m 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