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Klostersteg Gedeckte Brücke Muota Muotathal SZ 20180718-jag9889
Muota. Photo: Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Muota

Kayak spot · Switzerland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 1 kn gusting 8, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 74 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
6°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Mon 9 · 70 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
6°C
Rain
12 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 272, good
  2. Tue 374, good
  3. Wed 479, good
  4. Thu 583, good
  5. Fri 681, good
  6. Sat 780, good
  7. Sun 878, good
  8. Mon 970, good
  9. Tue 1087, good
  10. Wed 1186, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 5.7 kmthe section

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 Muota
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov72, good2 kn9kn2°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov74, good2 kn9kn3°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good1 kn7kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good1 kn8kn10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good3 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good3 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good5 kn15kn6°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov70, good3 kn16kn6°C12 mm
Tue 10Nov87, good5 kn17kn13°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov86, good2 kn17kn13°C2.4 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.

Map

put-in, take-out, 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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Photos of Muota

Weidli Fussgängersteg Muota Muotathal-Säge SZ 20180725-jag9889
Photo: Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
1973 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Muotathal Switzerland 01
Near Muota. Photo: Ridiculopathy, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Muota

A river section on the Muota, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 5.7 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 18 km away. The town to stay in is Morschach. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort and 2 kayak spots.

  • River Muota
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 5.7 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 18 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$1,780–US$3,300 each

about US$1,780–US$3,300 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$121–US$201
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$462–US$764
Food7 days eating outabout US$449–US$831
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$261–US$482
Totalabout US$1,780–US$3,300

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Morschach

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Closest

Morschach

23 min by car · 18 places to stay

about US$174/nightcountry average

See 18 places to stay in Morschach · Booking.com

About Morschach its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$174 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 14h 40m

About 14h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 1h 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