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Aerial image of the Burg Pappenheim
Pappenheim, the nearest town. Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Pappenheimer Wehr

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 5 kn gusting 12, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 80 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 66 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 67 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 79 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
9°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 178, good
  2. Mon 280, good
  3. Tue 366, good
  4. Wed 467, good
  5. Thu 579, good
  6. Fri 680, good
  7. Sat 778, good
  8. Sun 881, good
  9. Mon 979, good
  10. Tue 1081, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade flatat its hardest
  • Flat waterthe water
  • 0.9 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 Pappenheimer Wehr
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov78, good7 kn16kn7°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov80, good5 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov66, good9 kn21kn5°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov67, good9 kn22kn6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov79, good5 kn16kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov80, good6 kn16kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good3 kn8kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good5 kn12kn9°C1.2 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good3 kn7kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good6 kn17kn10°C4.2 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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Pappenheimer Wehr

A river section on the Altmühl, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade flat, on the international scale. It runs 0.9 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 7 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.5 km away. The town to stay in is Pappenheim. Within 5 km we also list 9 kayak spots.

  • River Altmühl
  • Grade Grade flat, on the international scale.
  • Length 0.9 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 7 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.5 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$1,410–US$2,650 each

about US$1,410–US$2,650 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 MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
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$1,410–US$2,650

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Pappenheim

Closest

Pappenheim

1 min by car · 17 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 17 places to stay in Pappenheim · Booking.com

About Pappenheim 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 → MUC, direct, then 1h 50m 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