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Sulz am Neckar, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Offizieller Einstieg Sulz am Neckar

Kayak spot · Germany

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

54Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: Wind 6 kn gusting 13, Air 10 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 49 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 51 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 52 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 49 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 59 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 55 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
8°C
Rain
4.8 mm

Mon 9 · 52 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
7°C
Rain
4.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 252, fair
  2. Tue 349, fair
  3. Wed 451, fair
  4. Thu 552, fair
  5. Fri 649, fair
  6. Sat 759, fair
  7. Sun 855, fair
  8. Mon 952, fair
  9. Tue 1071, good
  10. Wed 1170, good

The spot in three facts

  • Moving waterthe water
  • 15 kmthe section
  • Best Jun–Aug7 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 Offizieller Einstieg Sulz am Neckar
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov52, fair8 kn17kn6°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov49, fair10 kn24kn5°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov51, fair9 kn24kn6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov52, fair4 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov49, fair3 kn7kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov59, fair6 kn13kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov55, fair8 kn16kn8°C4.8 mm
Mon 9Nov52, fair3 kn6kn7°C4.5 mm
Tue 10Nov71, good10 kn21kn17°C1.8 mm
Wed 11Nov70, good5 kn11kn16°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.

Best time to go

best Jun–Aug

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

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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

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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More kayaking near here

1 place

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Offizieller Einstieg Sulz am Neckar

A river section on the Neckar, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 15 km along the river. Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.4 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sulz am Neckar. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River Neckar
  • Grade No source states its grade: check a guidebook before you paddle it.
  • Length 15 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.4 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$1,400–US$2,630 each

about US$1,400–US$2,630 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 ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
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$1,400–US$2,630

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Sulz am Neckar

Closest

Sulz am Neckar

2 min by car · 1 place to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 1 place to stay in Sulz am Neckar · Booking.com

About Sulz am Neckar 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 15h 30m

About 15h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 2h 05m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

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