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Dlouhá Ves (KT) čp55+54
Dlouha Ves, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Czeva, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Radešov

Kayak spot · Czechia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

74Good out of 100 for your dates

Usually home sucks

Every day scores the same, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 74 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tue 3 · 74 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 74 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 74 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 74 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 74 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 74 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The spot in three facts

  • Grade Iat its hardest
  • Flat waterthe water
  • 4.7 kmthe section

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual kayak conditions at Radešov, each day of your trip
DayWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2to 8usually4 kn11kn7°C0 mm

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Best time to go

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 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. Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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 how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Radešov

A river section on the Otava, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade I, on the international scale. It runs 4.7 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The town to stay in is Dlouha Ves. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot and 1 climbing area.

  • River Otava
  • Grade Grade I, on the international scale.
  • Length 4.7 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 11 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$1,110–US$2,120 each

about US$1,110–US$2,120 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$100–US$167
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$194–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$188–US$355
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$127–US$234
Totalabout US$1,110–US$2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Dlouha Ves

Closest

Dlouha Ves

8 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$74/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Dlouha Ves · Booking.com

About Dlouha Ves its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$74 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 35m

About 16h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 3h 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