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Rednitz

Kayak spot · Germany

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

54Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: Wind 3 kn gusting 9, Air 9 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 49 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 52 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 56 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 57 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 50 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 54 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Mon 9 · 52 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 255, fair
  2. Tue 349, fair
  3. Wed 452, fair
  4. Thu 556, fair
  5. Fri 657, fair
  6. Sat 750, fair
  7. Sun 854, fair
  8. Mon 952, fair
  9. Tue 1056, fair
  10. Wed 1169, good

The spot in four facts

  • Grade flatat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 12.2 kmthe section
  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

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 Rednitz
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov55, fair5 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov49, fair7 kn17kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov52, fair8 kn22kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov56, fair5 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov57, fair3 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov50, fair0 kn8kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov54, fair4 kn10kn8°C2.1 mm
Mon 9Nov52, fair3 kn8kn6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov56, fair6 kn15kn10°C5.4 mm
Wed 11Nov69, good3 kn11kn16°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

best Jun–Sep

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

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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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More kayaking near here

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Rednitz

A river section on the Rednitz, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade flat, on the international scale. It runs 12 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 2.3 km away. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Nuremberg.

  • River Rednitz
  • Grade Grade flat, on the international scale.
  • Length 12 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 2.3 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: Nuremberg

Closest

Nuremberg

13 min by car · 262 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 262 places to stay in Nuremberg · Booking.com

About Nuremberg 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 15m

About 16h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 2h 40m 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

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