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Sarreguemines, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Bronstein, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Reinheim

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

75Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 5 kn gusting 14, Air 8 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 77 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 61 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 31 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
24kntoo gusty
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 73 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 176, good
  2. Mon 277, good
  3. Tue 361, good
  4. Wed 431, poor
  5. Thu 580, good
  6. Fri 682, good
  7. Sat 781, good
  8. Sun 873, good
  9. Mon 983, good
  10. Tue 1078, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 3.2 kmthe section

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 Reinheim
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov76, good7 kn16kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov77, good5 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov61, good10 kn19kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov31, poor12 kn24kntoo gusty7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov80, good5 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good5 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good4 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov73, good8 kn18kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good6 kn12kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good5 kn22kn14°C4.8 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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put-in, take-out, its town

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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Reinheim

A river section on the Blies, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 3.2 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 8.4 km away. The town to stay in is Sarreguemines. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Blies
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 3.2 km along the river.
  • 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 8.4 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$2,610 each

about US$1,390–US$2,610 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 FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
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$2,610

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Sarreguemines

Closest

Sarreguemines

16 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Sarreguemines · Booking.com

About Sarreguemines its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 → FRA, direct, then 2h 45m 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