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Aabybro gl station 2010 ubt-1
Aabybro, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: © 2010 by Tomasz Sienicki [user: tsca, mail: tomasz.sienicki at gmail.com], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ryå Mejerihavn

Kayak spot · Denmark

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

77Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 3 kn gusting 7, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 60 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 82 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 76 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 76 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 68 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 173, good
  2. Mon 260, good
  3. Tue 382, good
  4. Wed 476, good
  5. Thu 579, good
  6. Fri 676, good
  7. Sat 768, good
  8. Sun 878, good
  9. Mon 971, good
  10. Tue 1023, poor

The spot in three facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 3.5 kmthe section
  • Best May–Aug6 good days in 7

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 Ryå Mejerihavn
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov73, good6 kn12kn12°C0.4 mm
Mon 2Nov60, good8 kn18kntoo gusty10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov82, good3 kn7kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov76, good4 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov79, good2 kn12kn12°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov76, good3 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov68, good6 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good3 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov71, good6 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov23, poor12 kn19kntoo gusty7°C1.8 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.

Best time to go

best May–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 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. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 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. Days past the forecast count as they usually are.

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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ryå Mejerihavn

A river section on the Ryå, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 3.5 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 12 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 6 good days in 7; in January and February, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Aabybro. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Ryå
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 3.5 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 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$1,490–US$2,790 each

about US$1,490–US$2,790 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 AAL, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$958
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$27–US$47
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$1,490–US$2,790

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Aabybro

Closest

Aabybro

2 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$147/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Aabybro · Booking.com

About Aabybro 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 20m

About 17h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AAL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 30 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