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Hochenschwand, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Elfriede Birkenmayer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Niedermühle

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

78Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 6 kn gusting 14, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 69 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 65 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 72 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 164, good
  2. Mon 269, good
  3. Tue 365, good
  4. Wed 472, good
  5. Thu 582, good
  6. Fri 679, good
  7. Sat 781, good
  8. Sun 883, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1083, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 8.1 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 Niedermühle
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov64, good10 kn22kn7°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov69, good8 kn18kn6°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov65, good9 kn19kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov72, good8 kn18kn6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good3 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good4 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good3 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good6 kn14kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good2 kn7kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov83, good7 kn14kn12°C3 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 Niedermühle

A river section on the Alb, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 8.1 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. The town to stay in is Hochenschwand. Within 5 km we also list 4 kayak spots and 1 climbing area.

  • River Alb
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 8.1 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 16 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$2,550 each

about US$1,350–US$2,550 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$94–US$161
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$2,550

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Hochenschwand

Closest

Hochenschwand

12 min by car · 52 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 52 places to stay in Hochenschwand · Booking.com

About Hochenschwand 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 → ZRH, direct, then 1h 05m 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