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Weißenfels, Am Kloster, mural
Weißenfels, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Catatine, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Öffentlicher Bootsanleger

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 2 kn gusting 7, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 81 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 69 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 67 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Thu 5 · 72 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
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 181, good
  2. Mon 281, good
  3. Tue 369, good
  4. Wed 467, good
  5. Thu 572, good
  6. Fri 679, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 885, good
  9. Mon 975, good
  10. Tue 1071, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

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 Öffentlicher Bootsanleger
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov81, good3 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov81, good2 kn7kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov69, good5 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov67, good7 kn14kn8°C0.1 mm
Thu 5Nov72, good5 kn15kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good3 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good1 kn6kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov85, good2 kn7kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov75, good3 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov71, good4 kn13kn7°C2.7 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.

Best time to go

best Jun–Sep

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

the spot and 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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More kayaking near here

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Öffentlicher Bootsanleger

A launch on the Saale. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.8 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Weißenfels. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Saale
  • 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 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.8 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$1,330–US$2,500 each

about US$1,330–US$2,500 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$74–US$121
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$1,330–US$2,500

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Weißenfels

Closest

Weißenfels

6 min by car · 18 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 18 places to stay in Weißenfels · Booking.com

About Weißenfels 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 45m

About 17h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LEJ, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 55 min 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