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Lemvig, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Leif Jørgensen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Vinkelhage Strand

Kayak spot · Denmark

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 9 kn gusting 20, Air 12 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 78 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 86 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 84 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
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 188, good
  2. Mon 278, good
  3. Tue 383, good
  4. Wed 482, good
  5. Thu 586, good
  6. Fri 684, good
  7. Sat 782, good
  8. Sun 880, good
  9. Mon 985, good
  10. Tue 1074, 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 Vinkelhage Strand
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov88, good10 kn18kn12°C0.4 mm
Mon 2Nov78, good12 kn24kn11°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov83, good6 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good2 kn6kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov86, good9 kn20kn12°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov84, good7 kn14kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov82, good6 kn16kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good2 kn11kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov85, good7 kn12kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov74, good13 kn26kn9°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.

Best time to go

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 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. 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.

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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 Vinkelhage Strand

A launch on the Ballevad. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 19 km away. The town to stay in is Lemvig. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 5 kayak spots.

  • River Ballevad
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 19 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$1,670–US$3,080 each

about US$1,670–US$3,080 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 BLL, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$965
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$1,670–US$3,080

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Lemvig

Closest

Lemvig

4 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$147/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Lemvig · Booking.com

About Lemvig 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 18h 45m

About 18h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BLL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 2h 10m 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