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Schonau am Konigssee, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Anil Öztas, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ramsauer Ache, Standardstrecke

Kayak spot · Germany

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

52Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 43 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
2°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 43 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
2°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 48 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 55 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 55 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 55 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 50 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 141, poor
  2. Mon 243, poor
  3. Tue 343, poor
  4. Wed 448, fair
  5. Thu 555, fair
  6. Fri 655, fair
  7. Sat 755, fair
  8. Sun 850, fair
  9. Mon 954, fair
  10. Tue 1052, fair

The spot in two facts

  • Grade IIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Ramsauer Ache, Standardstrecke
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov41, poor3 kn10kn1°C2 mm
Mon 2Nov43, poor2 kn8kn2°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov43, poor3 kn10kn2°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov48, fair4 kn12kn5°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov55, fair3 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov55, fair3 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov55, fair3 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov50, fair2 kn8kn5°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov54, fair2 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov52, fair3 kn20kn7°C3.3 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. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 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. Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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 Ramsauer Ache, Standardstrecke

A river section on the Ramsauer Ache, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade I to II, on the international scale. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 18 km away. The town to stay in is Schonau am Konigssee. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort and 2 kayak spots.

  • River Ramsauer Ache
  • Grade Grade I to II, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 18 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: Schonau am Konigssee

Closest

Schonau am Konigssee

7 min by car · 287 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 287 places to stay in Schonau am Konigssee · Booking.com

About Schonau am Konigssee 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

About 16h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 2h 25m 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

  • Wildwasser Marina Au-Lofer 18 km

  • Kanu-Club Braunau 18 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