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Celle 2017-09-24 15.31.12
Celle, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Aleksandr Zykov from Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stedden

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

76Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 4 kn gusting 11, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 78 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 74 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 75 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 68 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 75 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 78 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 282, good
  2. Tue 378, good
  3. Wed 474, good
  4. Thu 575, good
  5. Fri 668, good
  6. Sat 775, good
  7. Sun 879, good
  8. Mon 978, good
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 1189, good

The spot in three facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 2.3 kmthe section
  • Best Jun–Aug7 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 Stedden
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov82, good1 kn6kn8°C1.2 mm
Tue 3Nov78, good4 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov74, good4 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov75, good5 kn17kn10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov68, good5 kn15kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov75, good3 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good4 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good2 kn11kn8°C1.2 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poor11 kn23kntoo gusty5°C1.8 mm
Wed 11Nov89, good2 kn7kn13°C0.9 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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–Aug

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

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 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. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. 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

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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More kayaking near here

5 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Stedden

A river section on the Aller, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 2.3 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.4 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, 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 Celle. Within 5 km we also list 4 kayak spots.

  • River Aller
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 2.3 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.4 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$1,310–US$2,480 each

about US$1,310–US$2,480 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 HAJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$992
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$74–US$121
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$1,310–US$2,480

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Celle

Closest

Celle

about 20 min by car · 70 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 70 places to stay in Celle · Booking.com

About Celle 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 17h 20m

About 17h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HAJ, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 55 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

River level

Gauge at CELLE, 10 km upstream: 1.23 m (updated 1 h ago). Running.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in Germany: PEGELONLINE, Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (WSV), DL-DE Zero 2.0. Credits

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