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Landappbw 227829 1817 Gebäude am Marktplatz Wertheim
Wertheim, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Roland Knobloch, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Mühlkanal

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

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 79 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 82 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 282, good
  2. Tue 379, good
  3. Wed 480, good
  4. Thu 582, good
  5. Fri 681, good
  6. Sat 780, good
  7. Sun 881, good
  8. Mon 982, good
  9. Tue 1078, good
  10. Wed 1180, 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 Mühlkanal
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov82, good6 kn13kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov79, good9 kn26kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov80, good10 kn25kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good8 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good5 kn13kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good2 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good3 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good3 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good8 kn19kn6°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov80, good3 kn10kn8°C1.5 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 Mühlkanal

A launch on the Mühlkanal. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.0 km away. The town to stay in is Wertheim. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Mühlkanal
  • 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.0 km away.

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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$1,400–US$2,620 each

about US$1,400–US$2,620 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 2 November 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$483–US$1,000
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$309–US$510
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$550
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$161–US$309
Totalabout US$1,400–US$2,620

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Wertheim

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Closest

Wertheim

about 10 min by car · 47 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 47 places to stay in Wertheim · Booking.com

About Wertheim 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 14h 50m

About 14h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 1h 35m 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