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Das Eselsburger Tal bei Herbrechtingen im Kreis Heidenheim. 15
Herbrechtingen, the nearest town, 11 km away. Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Mühlkanal

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 76 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 77 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 78 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 78 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 281, good
  2. Tue 376, good
  3. Wed 477, good
  4. Thu 581, good
  5. Fri 678, good
  6. Sat 781, good
  7. Sun 880, good
  8. Mon 978, good
  9. Tue 1079, good
  10. Wed 1181, 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 2Nov81, good8 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov76, good10 kn22kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov77, good10 kn25kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good5 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov78, good1 kn9kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good2 kn7kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good2 kn7kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good4 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good6 kn15kn6°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov81, good2 kn7kn7°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.

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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. None within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The town to stay in is Herbrechtingen.

  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 11 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$1,410–US$2,650 each

about US$1,410–US$2,650 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 MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$497–US$1,030
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$1,410–US$2,650

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Herbrechtingen

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Closest

Herbrechtingen

about 20 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Herbrechtingen · Booking.com

About Herbrechtingen 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 15h 55m

About 15h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 2h 15m 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