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Bützow, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: An-d, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wasserwanderrastplatz Rühn

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 Wed 4: Wind 4 kn gusting 8, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 79 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 77 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 283, good
  2. Tue 383, good
  3. Wed 484, good
  4. Thu 579, good
  5. Fri 680, good
  6. Sat 778, good
  7. Sun 881, good
  8. Mon 977, good
  9. Tue 1069, good
  10. Wed 1184, 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 Wasserwanderrastplatz Rühn
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov83, good4 kn9kn9°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov83, good6 kn12kn10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good4 kn8kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov79, good1 kn5kn6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov80, good3 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good3 kn8kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good2 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov77, good2 kn6kn5°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov69, good8 kn15kn5°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov84, good4 kn11kn9°C0.3 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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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.

Map

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 Wasserwanderrastplatz Rühn

A launch on the alte Warnow. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.6 km away. The town to stay in is Bützow.

  • River alte Warnow
  • 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.6 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$2,600 each

about US$1,390–US$2,600 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 CPH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
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$2,600

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bützow

Closest

Bützow

8 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 11 places to stay in Bützow · Booking.com

About Bützow 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 16h 55m

About 16h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 3h 50m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Kanuclub Bützow 4.6 km

  • Kanuverleih 14 km

  • Ankerplatz am Neuklostersee 17 km

  • Kanuverleih 24 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