Pegau
Kayak spot · Germany
Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
81Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Wind 6 kn gusting 13, Air 12 °C
Mon 2 · 82 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 8°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tue 3 · 78 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 7°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Wed 4 · 79 out of 100
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 8°C
- Rain
- 0.4 mm
Thu 5 · 80 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 8°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 80 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- 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 · 86 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 12°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 183, good
- Mon 282, good
- Tue 378, good
- Wed 479, good
- Thu 580, good
- Fri 680, good
- Sat 779, good
- Sun 886, good
- Mon 980, good
- Tue 1081, good
The spot in one fact
- Flat waterthe water
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 83, good | 5 kn | 11kn | 9°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 2Nov | 82, good | 2 kn | 7kn | 8°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 78, good | 6 kn | 12kn | 7°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 79, good | 7 kn | 17kn | 8°C | 0.4 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 80, good | 6 kn | 14kn | 8°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 80, good | 5 kn | 11kn | 7°C | 0 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 79, good | 1 kn | 6kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 86, good | 6 kn | 13kn | 12°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 80, good | 3 kn | 16kn | 9°C | 0.6 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 81, good | 3 kn | 12kn | 8°C | 2.4 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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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Pegau
A launch on the Weiße Elster. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.9 km away. The town to stay in is Pegau.
- River Weiße Elster
- 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.9 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$1,320–US$2,490 each
about US$1,320–US$2,490 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to LEJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$489–US$1,010 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$67–US$107 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$308–US$509 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$295–US$549 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$161–US$308 |
| Total | about US$1,320–US$2,490 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Pegau
1 min by car · 3 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Pegau 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 50 min by road
Flights ORD → LEJ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Pegau · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Pegau · GetYourGuide
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
Sportverein Groitzsch 1861 1.9 km
Bootsverleih-Elstertal 11 km
Kanuverleih 11 km
OS Kanu 15 km
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