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Wildalpen, the nearest town, 13 km away. Photo: Kasper Antonín, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Rotmoosbach, Unterer

Kayak spot · Austria

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

48Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: Wind 1 kn gusting 7, 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

Mon 2 · 40 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
-1°C
Rain
1.6 mm

Tue 3 · 40 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
-1°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Wed 4 · 47 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 47 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 54 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 48 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 51 out of 100

Wind
2 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. Sun 140, poor
  2. Mon 240, poor
  3. Tue 340, poor
  4. Wed 447, fair
  5. Thu 547, fair
  6. Fri 654, fair
  7. Sat 748, fair
  8. Sun 851, fair
  9. Mon 951, fair
  10. Tue 1051, fair

The spot in two facts

  • Moving waterthe water
  • 2.5 kmthe section

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Rotmoosbach, Unterer
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov40, poor4 kn14kn0°C3.1 mm
Mon 2Nov40, poor2 kn9kn-1°C1.6 mm
Tue 3Nov40, poor2 kn9kn-1°C0.6 mm
Wed 4Nov47, fair2 kn9kn5°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov47, fair3 kn14kn4°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov54, fair1 kn7kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov48, fair4 kn19kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov51, fair2 kn8kn6°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov51, fair3 kn12kn6°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov51, fair1 kn10kn6°C0.3 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. Mar4of 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 Rotmoosbach, Unterer

A river section, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 2.5 km along the river. Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Wildalpen. Within 5 km we also list 4 kayak spots and 1 climbing area.

  • Grade No source states its grade: check a guidebook before you paddle it.
  • Length 2.5 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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$1,500–US$2,810 each

about US$1,500–US$2,810 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 VIE, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,070
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$261
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$549
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,500–US$2,810

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Wildalpen

Closest

Wildalpen

24 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Wildalpen · Booking.com

About Wildalpen 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 20m

About 16h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → VIE, direct, then 2h 20m 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

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

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