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Spreitenbach - Shoppi Tivoli - Innenansicht 2012-01-21 16-22-49 (SX230)
Spreitenbach, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Reuss

Kayak spot · Switzerland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 1 kn gusting 6, Air 12 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 75 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 73 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 75 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 86 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
9°C
Rain
7.8 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 169, good
  2. Mon 275, good
  3. Tue 373, good
  4. Wed 475, good
  5. Thu 581, good
  6. Fri 679, good
  7. Sat 786, good
  8. Sun 879, good
  9. Mon 971, good
  10. Tue 1087, 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 Reuss
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov69, good10 kn24kn9°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov75, good6 kn17kn6°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov73, good8 kn18kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov75, good8 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good3 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good2 kn6kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov86, good1 kn6kn12°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good2 kn6kn9°C7.8 mm
Mon 9Nov71, good1 kn4kn10°C18.3 mm
Tue 10Nov87, good1 kn9kn14°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.

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 Reuss

A launch on the Reuss. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 12 km away. The town to stay in is Spreitenbach. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Reuss
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 12 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$1,710–US$3,170 each

about US$1,710–US$3,170 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$74
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$462–US$764
Food7 days eating outabout US$449–US$831
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$261–US$482
Totalabout US$1,710–US$3,170

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Spreitenbach

Closest

Spreitenbach

10 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$174/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Spreitenbach · Booking.com

About Spreitenbach its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$174 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 14h 05m

About 14h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 40 min 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