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Schleswig, the nearest town. Photo: Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Luisenbad

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 6 kn gusting 12, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 86 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Tue 3 · 84 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
10°C
Rain
1 mm

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 185, good
  2. Mon 286, good
  3. Tue 384, good
  4. Wed 482, good
  5. Thu 581, good
  6. Fri 682, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 879, good
  9. Mon 981, good
  10. Tue 1080, 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 Luisenbad
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov85, good5 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov86, good6 kn12kn11°C0.2 mm
Tue 3Nov84, good3 kn7kn10°C1 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good6 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good1 kn6kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good5 kn17kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good5 kn14kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good6 kn13kn8°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good6 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good4 kn12kn7°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.

Best time to go

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 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. Nov7of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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 Luisenbad

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.2 km away. The town to stay in is Schleswig. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 6 kayak spots.

  • 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 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.2 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: Schleswig

Closest

Schleswig

2 min by car · 65 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 65 places to stay in Schleswig · Booking.com

About Schleswig 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 25m

About 17h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 4h 20m 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