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Lederersteg

Kayak spot · Germany

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

57Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: Wind 4 kn gusting 11, Air 12 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 57 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 53 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 56 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 57 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 57 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 53 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 61 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 157, fair
  2. Mon 257, fair
  3. Tue 353, fair
  4. Wed 456, fair
  5. Thu 557, fair
  6. Fri 657, fair
  7. Sat 753, fair
  8. Sun 861, good
  9. Mon 953, fair
  10. Tue 1059, fair

The spot in two facts

  • Moving waterthe water
  • 5.9 kmthe section

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 Lederersteg
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov57, fair6 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov57, fair4 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov53, fair9 kn21kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov56, fair7 kn21kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov57, fair4 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov57, fair2 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov53, fair4 kn11kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov61, good4 kn11kn12°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov53, fair1 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov59, fair5 kn16kn11°C5.1 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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Lederersteg

A river section on the Pegnitz, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 5.9 km along the river. Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler. 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.4 km away. The town to stay in is Nuremberg. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Pegnitz
  • Grade No source states its grade: check a guidebook before you paddle it.
  • Length 5.9 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.4 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: Nuremberg

Closest

Nuremberg

3 min by car · 262 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 262 places to stay in Nuremberg · Booking.com

About Nuremberg 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 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

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

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