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Denkmalgeschütztes Herrenhaus ehem Dreiseitenhof 1756 Dorfstraße in Loit Schleswig-Holstein Germany - Foto Wolfgang Pehlemann P1370052
Loit, the nearest town. Photo: Wolfgang Pehlemann, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons

Loit

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

78Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 1 kn gusting 5, Air 8 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 69 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
10°C
Rain
1.6 mm

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 76 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 73 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
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 284, good
  2. Tue 369, good
  3. Wed 480, good
  4. Thu 581, good
  5. Fri 679, good
  6. Sat 776, good
  7. Sun 873, good
  8. Mon 980, good
  9. Tue 1053, fair
  10. Wed 1179, 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 Loit
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov84, good1 kn8kn11°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov69, good6 kn12kn10°C1.6 mm
Wed 4Nov80, good3 kn9kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good1 kn5kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good3 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov76, good2 kn6kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov73, good4 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good2 kn6kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov53, fair9 kn15kntoo gusty6°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good4 kn10kn10°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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 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. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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 Loit

A launch on the Loiter Au. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The town to stay in is Loit.

  • River Loiter Au
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 13 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$1,390–US$2,600 each

about US$1,390–US$2,600 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 CPH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
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$1,390–US$2,600

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Loit

Closest

Loit

about 5 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Loit · Booking.com

About Loit 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 17h 10m

About 17h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 4h 05m 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