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Slapy, 2020 (04)
Slapy, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sázava

Kayak spot · Czechia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 4 kn gusting 11, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 79 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 81 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 74 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Mon 9 · 78 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 280, good
  2. Tue 379, good
  3. Wed 481, good
  4. Thu 581, good
  5. Fri 683, good
  6. Sat 779, good
  7. Sun 874, good
  8. Mon 978, good
  9. Tue 1080, good
  10. Wed 1182, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade Iat its hardest
  • Flat waterthe water
  • 3.4 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 Sázava
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov80, good6 kn14kn7°C0.3 mm
Tue 3Nov79, good9 kn19kn6°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov81, good10 kn21kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good5 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good4 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good2 kn8kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov74, good1 kn5kn3°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good2 kn8kn5°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good8 kn16kn7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov82, good5 kn12kn9°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

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 Sázava

A river section on the Sázava, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade I, on the international scale. It runs 3.4 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The town to stay in is Slapy. Within 5 km we also list 2 climbing areas.

  • River Sázava
  • Grade Grade I, on the international scale.
  • Length 3.4 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 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$1,070–US$2,060 each

about US$1,070–US$2,060 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 PRG, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$502–US$1,040
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$100
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$194–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$188–US$355
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$127–US$234
Totalabout US$1,070–US$2,060

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Slapy

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Closest

Slapy

about 15 min by car · 2 places to stay

about US$74/nightcountry average

See 2 places to stay in Slapy · Booking.com

About Slapy its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$74 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 50m

About 17h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PRG, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 50 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