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Schachtdeckel in Grimma, Sachsen 2H1A7921WI
Grimma, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Kora27, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Neichen

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

Best on Sun 8: Wind 6 kn gusting 13, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 81 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 78 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 78 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 76 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 183, good
  2. Mon 281, good
  3. Tue 378, good
  4. Wed 478, good
  5. Thu 578, good
  6. Fri 676, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 884, good
  9. Mon 979, good
  10. Tue 1080, 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 Neichen
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov83, good5 kn11kn9°C0.1 mm
Mon 2Nov81, good2 kn5kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov78, good5 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov78, good6 kn13kn7°C0.2 mm
Thu 5Nov78, good5 kn14kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov76, good7 kn14kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good1 kn7kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good6 kn13kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good4 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good6 kn12kn7°C2.1 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 Neichen

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 10 km away. The town to stay in is Grimma.

  • 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 10 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$1,350–US$2,530 each

about US$1,350–US$2,530 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 LEJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,010
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$94–US$154
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$1,350–US$2,530

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Grimma

Closest

Grimma

10 min by car · 19 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 19 places to stay in Grimma · Booking.com

About Grimma 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 17h 55m

About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LEJ, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 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