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Stadt Verden an der Aller 1989-11 HB06360
Verden (Aller), the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Helicopterservice Hannover, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Verdener Ruderverein

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 8 kn gusting 16, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 84 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 80 out of 100

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

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 384, good
  2. Wed 483, good
  3. Thu 584, good
  4. Fri 682, good
  5. Sat 779, good
  6. Sun 877, good
  7. Mon 979, good
  8. Tue 1080, good
  9. Wed 1179, good
  10. Thu 1279, 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 Verdener Ruderverein
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov84, good4 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good7 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov84, good8 kn16kn10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good7 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good6 kn15kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov77, good5 kn11kn5°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good4 kn11kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good6 kn12kn7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good7 kn15kn7°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov79, good8 kn19kn6°C0 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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Verdener Ruderverein

A launch on the Aller. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 4 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.4 km away. The town to stay in is Verden (Aller). Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Aller
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 4 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.4 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BRE, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$470–US$980
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$74–US$127
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$309–US$510
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$550
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$161–US$309
Totalabout US$1,310–US$2,480

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Verden (Aller)

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Closest

Verden (Aller)

about 5 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Verden (Aller) · Booking.com

About Verden (Aller) 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 15m

About 17h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BRE, 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 EITZE, 4 km upstream: 2.36 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