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Landappbw 227829 1817 Gebäude am Marktplatz Wertheim
Wertheim, the nearest town. Photo: Roland Knobloch, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Tauber

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 79 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 76 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
5°C
Rain
4.8 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 183, good
  2. Mon 281, good
  3. Tue 379, good
  4. Wed 479, good
  5. Thu 581, good
  6. Fri 681, good
  7. Sat 780, good
  8. Sun 876, good
  9. Mon 980, good
  10. Tue 1086, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade Iat its hardest
  • Flat waterthe water
  • 1.7 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 Tauber
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov83, good6 kn16kn9°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov81, good5 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov79, good9 kn20kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good8 kn21kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good7 kn17kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good5 kn12kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good2 kn6kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov76, good2 kn6kn5°C4.8 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good1 kn6kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov86, good6 kn17kn14°C6 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 Tauber

A river section on the Tauber, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade I, on the international scale. It runs 1.7 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.8 km away. The town to stay in is Wertheim. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Tauber
  • Grade Grade I, on the international scale.
  • Length 1.7 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.8 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$1,390–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: Wertheim

Closest

Wertheim

2 min by car · 47 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 47 places to stay in Wertheim · Booking.com

About Wertheim 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 14h 50m

About 14h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 1h 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