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Wildalpen, the nearest town, 13 km away. Photo: Kasper Antonín, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Weichselboden

Kayak spot · Austria

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

78Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 1 kn gusting 6, Air 7 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 70 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
-1°C
Rain
1.3 mm

Wed 4 · 73 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 75 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 78 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 270, good
  2. Tue 370, good
  3. Wed 473, good
  4. Thu 575, good
  5. Fri 679, good
  6. Sat 779, good
  7. Sun 880, good
  8. Mon 978, good
  9. Tue 1074, good
  10. Wed 1175, 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 Weichselboden
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov70, good4 kn12kn0°C1.6 mm
Tue 3Nov70, good3 kn12kn-1°C1.3 mm
Wed 4Nov73, good1 kn6kn3°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov75, good4 kn16kn4°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good3 kn16kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good2 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good1 kn6kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good1 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov74, good2 kn10kn3°C0.9 mm
Wed 11Nov75, good2 kn12kn4°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 Weichselboden

A launch on the Salza. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Wildalpen. Within 5 km we also list 4 kayak spots and 1 climbing area.

  • River Salza
  • 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 No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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$1,500–US$2,820 each

about US$1,500–US$2,820 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 VIE, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$517–US$1,070
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$262
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$329–US$550
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$597
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,500–US$2,820

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Wildalpen

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Closest

Wildalpen

16 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Wildalpen · Booking.com

About Wildalpen 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 20m

About 16h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → VIE, direct, then 2h 20m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits