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Former Silkeborg Town Hall A 2225
Silkeborg, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Martinwm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Østre Søbad

Kayak spot · Denmark

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

75Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 1 kn gusting 5, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 29 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 77 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 73 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 77 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
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 179, good
  2. Mon 229, poor
  3. Tue 377, good
  4. Wed 482, good
  5. Thu 573, good
  6. Fri 680, good
  7. Sat 777, good
  8. Sun 879, good
  9. Mon 971, good
  10. Tue 1061, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

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 Østre Søbad
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov79, good4 kn9kn11°C0.8 mm
Mon 2Nov29, poor10 kn18kntoo gusty10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov77, good4 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good1 kn5kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov73, good6 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov80, good2 kn6kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov77, good3 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good2 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov71, good5 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov61, good8 kn19kn8°C0.3 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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 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

the spot and 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 Østre Søbad

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water as private or closed to boats: check before you go. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 2.5 km away. The town to stay in is Silkeborg. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 13 kayak spots.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water as private or closed to boats: check before you go.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 2.5 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$1,680–US$3,100 each

about US$1,680–US$3,100 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CPH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$201–US$335
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$1,680–US$3,100

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Silkeborg

Closest

Silkeborg

4 min by car · 31 places to stay

about US$147/nightcountry average

See 31 places to stay in Silkeborg · Booking.com

About Silkeborg 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 16h 55m

About 16h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 3h 50m 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 with a name mapped within 25 km: the map has one 2.5 km away with no name.

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