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Plön, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Plön Ascheberger Parkplatz

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 2 kn gusting 7, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 86 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 185, good
  2. Mon 286, good
  3. Tue 383, good
  4. Wed 483, good
  5. Thu 581, good
  6. Fri 682, good
  7. Sat 780, good
  8. Sun 883, good
  9. Mon 981, good
  10. Tue 1079, 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.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Plön Ascheberger Parkplatz
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov85, good5 kn9kn10°C0.1 mm
Mon 2Nov86, good2 kn7kn11°C0.2 mm
Tue 3Nov83, good5 kn10kn10°C0.3 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good4 kn10kn10°C0.1 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good2 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good4 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good5 kn15kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good6 kn13kn9°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good5 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good4 kn13kn6°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

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. Jan5of 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. Apr6of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 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

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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Plön Ascheberger Parkplatz

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 4 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.4 km away. The town to stay in is Plön. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots, 2 dive sites and 6 kayak spots.

  • 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 4 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.4 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$1,390–US$2,600 each

about US$1,390–US$2,600 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 CPH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
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$1,390–US$2,600

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Plön

Closest

Plön

2 min by car · 48 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 48 places to stay in Plön · Booking.com

About Plön 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 05m

About 17h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 4h 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