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Ostrach, Aueleklamm (E-Werk - Guferbrücke). Photo: Mountainwilderness, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ostrach, Aueleklamm (E-Werk - Guferbrücke)

Kayak spot · Germany

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

53Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: Wind 3 kn gusting 9, Air 9 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 42 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
2°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 44 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 53 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 57 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 58 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 53 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 53 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 140, poor
  2. Mon 242, poor
  3. Tue 344, poor
  4. Wed 453, fair
  5. Thu 557, fair
  6. Fri 658, fair
  7. Sat 753, fair
  8. Sun 853, fair
  9. Mon 944, poor
  10. Tue 1059, fair

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIIits hardest rapid IV
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Jul7 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Ostrach, Aueleklamm (E-Werk - Guferbrücke)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov40, poor3 kn12kn0°C0.9 mm
Mon 2Nov42, poor3 kn12kn2°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov44, poor3 kn11kn3°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov53, fair2 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov57, fair2 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov58, fair3 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov53, fair2 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov53, fair0 kn7kn7°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov44, poor2 kn12kn5°C8.7 mm
Tue 10Nov59, fair4 kn12kn10°C0 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–Jul

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. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 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. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ostrach, Aueleklamm (E-Werk - Guferbrücke)

A river section on the Ostrach, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III, its hardest rapid IV, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June and July, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bad Hindelang. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Ostrach
  • Grade Grade III, its hardest rapid IV, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • 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$1,400–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: Bad Hindelang

Closest

Bad Hindelang

14 min by car · 193 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 193 places to stay in Bad Hindelang · Booking.com

About Bad Hindelang 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 16h 10m

About 16h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 2h 45m 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