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Central panel of the Gladiator mosaic floor, 3rd century AD, Römerhalle, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
Bad Kreuznach, the nearest town. Photo: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Nahe

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 5 kn gusting 10, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 83 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 74 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 69 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 183, good
  2. Mon 283, good
  3. Tue 374, good
  4. Wed 469, good
  5. Thu 580, good
  6. Fri 681, good
  7. Sat 778, good
  8. Sun 878, good
  9. Mon 979, good
  10. Tue 1087, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 6.4 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 Nahe
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov83, good6 kn15kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov83, good5 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov74, good8 kn21kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov69, good8 kn22kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov80, good5 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good5 kn11kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good2 kn7kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good7 kn17kn8°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good3 kn8kn6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov87, good6 kn15kn14°C0.6 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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put-in, take-out, its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Nahe

A river section on the Nahe, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 6.4 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 4 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 2.2 km away. The town to stay in is Bad Kreuznach. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot, 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Nahe
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 6.4 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 4 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 2.2 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: Bad Kreuznach

Closest

Bad Kreuznach

1 min by car · 51 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 51 places to stay in Bad Kreuznach · Booking.com

About Bad Kreuznach 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 14h 30m

About 14h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, 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