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Viborg, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: This file was made by Lars Schmidt, and should be credited as: Photo: Lars…, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Rindsholm

Kayak spot · Denmark

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 6 kn gusting 12, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 75 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 82 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 85 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 186, good
  2. Mon 275, good
  3. Tue 382, good
  4. Wed 479, good
  5. Thu 585, good
  6. Fri 682, good
  7. Sat 782, good
  8. Sun 881, good
  9. Mon 981, good
  10. Tue 1066, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 6.2 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 Rindsholm
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov86, good5 kn9kn12°C0.2 mm
Mon 2Nov75, good8 kn18kn10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov82, good4 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good2 kn7kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov85, good6 kn12kn11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good2 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov82, good5 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good6 kn11kn8°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good3 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov66, good8 kn16kn7°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

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. Jan5of 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. 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. Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Rindsholm

A river section on the Nørreå, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 6.2 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.2 km away. The town to stay in is Viborg. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Nørreå
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 6.2 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.2 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$1,680–US$3,100 each

about US$1,680–US$3,100 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 CPH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$201–US$335
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$402–US$663
Food7 days eating outabout US$389–US$717
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$214–US$402
Totalabout US$1,680–US$3,100

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Viborg

Closest

Viborg

9 min by car · 42 places to stay

about US$147/nightcountry average

See 42 places to stay in Viborg · Booking.com

About Viborg its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$147 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 17h 10m

About 17h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 4h 05m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire with a name mapped within 25 km: the map has one 6.2 km away with no name.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits