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Fürstenberg Havel Old Castle south wing 2020
Fürstenberg/Havel, the nearest town. Photo: Keijdo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Wasserwander-Rastplatz Fürstenberg

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

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 82 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 84 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 78 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 284, good
  2. Tue 382, good
  3. Wed 484, good
  4. Thu 584, good
  5. Fri 679, good
  6. Sat 778, good
  7. Sun 878, good
  8. Mon 978, good
  9. Tue 1081, good
  10. Wed 1182, 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 Wasserwander-Rastplatz Fürstenberg
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov84, good3 kn9kn10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov82, good3 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good7 kn16kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov84, good3 kn9kn11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good3 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good4 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good4 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good3 kn8kn6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good8 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov82, good6 kn16kn8°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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Wasserwander-Rastplatz Fürstenberg

A launch on the Priesterhavel. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 4 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.3 km away. The town to stay in is Fürstenberg/Havel. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Priesterhavel
  • 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 0.3 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$1,400–US$2,640 each

about US$1,400–US$2,640 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BER, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$490–US$1,020
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$248
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$1,400–US$2,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Fürstenberg/Havel

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Closest

Fürstenberg/Havel

about 5 min by car · 14 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 14 places to stay in Fürstenberg/Havel · Booking.com

About Fürstenberg/Havel 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 18h 45m

About 18h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BER, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 55m 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