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Obertauern, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons

Taurach, Klamm

Kayak spot · Austria

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

49Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 41 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
1°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 46 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 46 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 51 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 51 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 50 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 48 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
5°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 240, poor
  2. Tue 341, poor
  3. Wed 446, fair
  4. Thu 546, fair
  5. Fri 651, fair
  6. Sat 751, fair
  7. Sun 850, fair
  8. Mon 948, fair
  9. Tue 1053, fair
  10. Wed 1156, fair

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IV-at its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Aug6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Taurach, Klamm
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov40, poor3 kn9kn0°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov41, poor2 kn7kn1°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov46, fair5 kn15kn4°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov46, fair7 kn20kn4°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov51, fair9 kn23kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov51, fair4 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov50, fair1 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov48, fair2 kn9kn5°C1.2 mm
Tue 10Nov53, fair3 kn13kn8°C1.2 mm
Wed 11Nov56, fair5 kn15kn9°C0 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–Aug

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

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 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. Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Taurach, Klamm

A river section on the Taurach, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade IV-, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 18 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Obertauern. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort and 2 kayak spots.

  • River Taurach
  • Grade Grade IV-, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 18 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$1,480–US$2,780 each

about US$1,480–US$2,780 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 MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$261
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$549
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,480–US$2,780

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Obertauern

Closest

Obertauern

11 min by car · 99 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 99 places to stay in Obertauern · Booking.com

About Obertauern its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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

About 17h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 3h 20m by road

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

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Kanu verleih Schladming 18 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