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Landappbw 718621 1817 Marktplatz Bad Wimpfen am Berg
Bad Wimpfen, the nearest town. Photo: Martin Hahn, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Mersch

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

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 72 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 70 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 184, good
  2. Mon 283, good
  3. Tue 372, good
  4. Wed 470, good
  5. Thu 583, good
  6. Fri 683, good
  7. Sat 778, good
  8. Sun 883, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1081, 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 Mersch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov84, good5 kn13kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov83, good6 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov72, good8 kn22kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov70, good8 kn21kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good5 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good4 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good1 kn8kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good5 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good3 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good7 kn21kn14°C4.8 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.

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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Mersch

A launch on the Mersch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 km away. The town to stay in is Bad Wimpfen.

  • River Mersch
  • 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 0.0 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$2,610 each

about US$1,390–US$2,610 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 FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
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$2,610

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bad Wimpfen

Closest

Bad Wimpfen

1 min by car · 30 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 30 places to stay in Bad Wimpfen · Booking.com

About Bad Wimpfen 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 15m

About 15h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 2h 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