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Lohmar, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: BigOrganFox, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sülz

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

75Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 3 kn gusting 9, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 82 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.8 mm

Tue 3 · 69 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 33 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kntoo gusty
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 79 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 84 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 72 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sun 8 · 71 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 185, good
  2. Mon 282, good
  3. Tue 369, good
  4. Wed 433, poor
  5. Thu 579, good
  6. Fri 684, good
  7. Sat 772, good
  8. Sun 871, good
  9. Mon 973, good
  10. Tue 1076, 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 Sülz
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov85, good3 kn10kn11°C0.1 mm
Mon 2Nov82, good1 kn5kn8°C0.8 mm
Tue 3Nov69, good6 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov33, poor7 kn20kntoo gusty10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov79, good3 kn13kn10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov84, good3 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov72, good5 kn13kn9°C0.6 mm
Sun 8Nov71, good5 kn14kn8°C3 mm
Mon 9Nov73, good5 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov76, good0 kn12kn9°C1.8 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. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 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. Sep7of 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. Dec4of 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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More kayaking near here

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Sülz

A launch on the Sülz. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 4 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 5.8 km away. The town to stay in is Lohmar. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Sülz
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 4 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 5.8 km away.

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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$1,390–US$2,610 each

about US$1,390–US$2,610 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 FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$248
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$1,390–US$2,610

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Lohmar

Closest

Lohmar

2 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Lohmar · Booking.com

About Lohmar 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 15h 50m

About 15h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 2h 35m 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