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Gammertingen, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: bananasoft, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Lauchert

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

67Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 1 kn gusting 6, Air 7 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
23kntoo gusty
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
27kntoo gusty
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 77 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Mon 9 · 78 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
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 254, fair
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 578, good
  5. Fri 677, good
  6. Sat 780, good
  7. Sun 878, good
  8. Mon 978, good
  9. Tue 1077, good
  10. Wed 1185, good

The spot in three facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 10.7 kmthe section
  • Best Jun–Sep7 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 Lauchert
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov54, fair8 kn17kntoo gusty5°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov0, poor11 kn23kntoo gusty4°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov0, poor12 kn27kntoo gusty4°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov78, good3 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov77, good2 kn8kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good1 kn6kn7°C0.9 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good2 kn8kn6°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good2 kn8kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov77, good3 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov85, good3 kn9kn11°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–Sep

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

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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

put-in, take-out, 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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More kayaking near here

1 place

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Lauchert

A river section on the Lauchert, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 11 km along the river. 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, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Gammertingen.

  • River Lauchert
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 11 km along the river.
  • 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$1,400–US$2,630 each

about US$1,400–US$2,630 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 ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
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$1,400–US$2,630

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Gammertingen

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Closest

Gammertingen

8 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Gammertingen · Booking.com

About Gammertingen 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 15h 30m

About 15h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 2h 05m 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