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Dammstraße 22 Kremmen
Kremmen, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ruppiner Kanal

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 4 kn gusting 10, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 83 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
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 184, good
  2. Mon 283, good
  3. Tue 381, good
  4. Wed 481, good
  5. Thu 582, good
  6. Fri 680, good
  7. Sat 780, good
  8. Sun 881, good
  9. Mon 981, good
  10. Tue 1078, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 7 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 Ruppiner Kanal
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov84, good2 kn7kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov83, good4 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good5 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov81, good5 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good2 kn6kn10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov80, good1 kn8kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good5 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good5 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good6 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good5 kn14kn6°C0.6 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ruppiner Kanal

A river section on the Ruppiner Kanal, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 7.0 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The town to stay in is Kremmen.

  • River Ruppiner Kanal
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 7.0 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 13 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$1,400–US$2,630 each

about US$1,400–US$2,630 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 BER, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
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$1,400–US$2,630

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Kremmen

Closest

Kremmen

3 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Kremmen · Booking.com

About Kremmen 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 18h 05m

About 18h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BER, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 15m 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