Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
78Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 77 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 10°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Wed 4 · 77 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 9°C
- Rain
- 0.1 mm
Thu 5 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 8°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 70 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 5°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sat 7 · 78 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 7°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 9°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Mon 9 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 6°C
- Rain
- 0.9 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 281, good
- Tue 377, good
- Wed 477, good
- Thu 581, good
- Fri 670, good
- Sat 778, good
- Sun 881, good
- Mon 967, good
- Tue 1061, good
- Wed 1182, good
The spot in two facts
- Flat waterthe water
- Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 81, good | 1 kn | 4kn | 8°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 77, good | 4 kn | 10kn | 10°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 77, good | 4 kn | 11kn | 9°C | 0.1 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 81, good | 3 kn | 8kn | 8°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 70, good | 5 kn | 11kn | 5°C | 0 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 78, good | 2 kn | 8kn | 7°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 81, good | 2 kn | 8kn | 9°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 67, good | 5 kn | 11kn | 6°C | 0.9 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 61, good | 7 kn | 12kn | 6°C | 0.3 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 82, good | 5 kn | 15kn | 14°C | 0 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 Jun–Sep
Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 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
the spot and its town
Spree on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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More kayaking near here
5 places
- Dubkowmühle 2.1 km away
- Strenkel 3.2 km away
- Neue Spree 3.7 km away
- Weidenfließ 3.7 km away
- Nordfließ 4.2 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Spree
A launch on the Spree. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 23 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Burg Brandenburg. Within 5 km we also list 9 kayak spots.
- River Spree
- Grade No grade is stated.
- Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
- Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
- Schools, hire 23 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to BER, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$489–US$1,020 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$248 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$308–US$509 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$295–US$549 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$161–US$308 |
| Total | about US$1,400–US$2,630 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Burg Brandenburg
about 15 min by car · 64 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Burg Brandenburg 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 25m
About 18h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BER, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 35m by road
Flights ORD → BER on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Burg Brandenburg · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Burg Brandenburg · GetYourGuide
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
Spreewaldhof Leipe 0.0 km
Jürgens Freizeithof 0.9 km
Bootshaus Rehnus 3.2 km
Bludnik Ferienzimmer 3.3 km
Bootsverleih Dolzke Insel 3.6 km
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