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Eslohe, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Michael Kramer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wenne

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
7°C
Rain
1.6 mm

Tue 3 · 79 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 183, good
  2. Mon 280, good
  3. Tue 379, good
  4. Wed 480, good
  5. Thu 581, good
  6. Fri 683, good
  7. Sat 782, good
  8. Sun 883, good
  9. Mon 980, good
  10. Tue 1080, 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 Wenne
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov83, good3 kn12kn9°C0.3 mm
Mon 2Nov80, good3 kn7kn7°C1.6 mm
Tue 3Nov79, good8 kn18kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov80, good10 kn23kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good4 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good3 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov82, good6 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good6 kn15kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good2 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good8 kn24kn10°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.

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 Wenne

A launch on the Wenne. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 37 km away. The town to stay in is Eslohe. Within 5 km we also list 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Wenne
  • 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 37 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$2,610 each

about US$1,390–US$2,610 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 FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
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$2,610

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Eslohe

Closest

Eslohe

3 min by car · 19 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 19 places to stay in Eslohe · Booking.com

About Eslohe 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

About 16h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 2h 45m 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 25 km.

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