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Berlin, Mar-2023
Landwehrkanal. Photo: Mitch Altman from Berlin, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Landwehrkanal

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

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
6°C
Rain
3.6 mm

Tue 10 · 78 out of 100

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

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 382, good
  2. Wed 483, good
  3. Thu 583, good
  4. Fri 681, good
  5. Sat 780, good
  6. Sun 880, good
  7. Mon 979, good
  8. Tue 1078, good
  9. Wed 1192, good
  10. Thu 1291, 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 Landwehrkanal
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov82, good4 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good7 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good4 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good7 kn16kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good5 kn12kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good3 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good4 kn10kn6°C3.6 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good5 kn12kn5°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov92, good6 kn18kn15°C0.3 mm
Thu 12Nov91, good5 kn16kn14°C0.3 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Landwehrkanal

A launch on the Landwehrkanal. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 9 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.7 km away. The town to stay in is Berlin. Within 5 km we also list 5 kayak spots and 1 climbing area.

  • River Landwehrkanal
  • 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 9 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.7 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$1,290–US$2,450 each

about US$1,290–US$2,450 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BER, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$490–US$1,020
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$34–US$60
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$309–US$510
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$550
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$161–US$309
Totalabout US$1,290–US$2,450

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Berlin

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Closest

Berlin

about 10 min by car · 456 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 456 places to stay in Berlin · Booking.com

About Berlin 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 25m

About 17h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BER, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 35 min by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at BERLIN-OBERSCHLEUSE OP, 1 km upstream: 4.38 m (updated 59 min ago). Running.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in Germany: PEGELONLINE, Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (WSV), DL-DE Zero 2.0. Credits

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