Staying Home Sucks, home
Landappbw 87423 1817 Tuchbleiche Öhringen
Ohringen, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: SaschaWassermann, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Möglingen

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Usually home sucks

6 days tie for best, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 81 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Mon 9 · 78 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 3.2 kmthe section

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual kayak conditions at Möglingen, each day of your trip
DayWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3to 8usually5 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9usually5 kn14kn7°C0 mm

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

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 Tue 3 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

put-in, take-out, its town

Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Möglingen

A river section on the Kocher, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 3.2 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 5.2 km away. The town to stay in is Ohringen. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River Kocher
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 3.2 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 5.2 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$2,610 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: Ohringen

Closest

Ohringen

about 15 min by car · 21 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 21 places to stay in Ohringen · Booking.com

About Ohringen 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 25m

About 15h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 2h 10m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Kanu und Bike 5.2 km

  • KCO Bootshaus 13 km

  • Ruderverein Bad Wimpfen 19 km

  • Kocher 21 km

  • TSG Kanu Bootshaus 21 km

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