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Palfau - Volksschule
Palfau, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Salza

Kayak spot · Austria

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 7 kn gusting 20, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 72 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
2°C
Rain
1.3 mm

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 84 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 81 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 275, good
  2. Tue 372, good
  3. Wed 479, good
  4. Thu 581, good
  5. Fri 684, good
  6. Sat 782, good
  7. Sun 877, good
  8. Mon 981, good
  9. Tue 1077, good
  10. Wed 1180, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade Iat its hardest
  • Flat waterthe water
  • 1.1 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 Salza
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov75, good4 kn11kn4°C0.5 mm
Tue 3Nov72, good2 kn9kn2°C1.3 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good2 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good7 kn20kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov84, good7 kn20kn11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov82, good3 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov77, good4 kn11kn5°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good2 kn9kn9°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov77, good5 kn15kn6°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov80, good7 kn23kn9°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.

Map

put-in, take-out, its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Salza

A river section on the Salza, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade I, on the international scale. It runs 1.1 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 44 km away. The town to stay in is Palfau. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Salza
  • Grade Grade I, on the international scale.
  • Length 1.1 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 44 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$1,500–US$2,820 each

about US$1,500–US$2,820 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 2 November 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$517–US$1,070
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$262
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$329–US$550
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$597
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,500–US$2,820

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Palfau

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Closest

Palfau

10 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Palfau · Booking.com

About Palfau 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 40m

About 16h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → VIE, direct, then 2h 40m 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 mapped within 25 km.

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