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Daf en tent vanaf de Weser
Weser. Photo: m66roepers from Nederland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Weser

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 6 kn gusting 14, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 74 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
5°C
Rain
5.7 mm

Tue 10 · 79 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°C
Rain
1.8 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 380, good
  2. Wed 480, good
  3. Thu 581, good
  4. Fri 681, good
  5. Sat 779, good
  6. Sun 882, good
  7. Mon 974, good
  8. Tue 1079, good
  9. Wed 1190, good
  10. Thu 1277, 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 Weser
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov80, good8 kn18kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov80, good9 kn19kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good7 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good6 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good3 kn9kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good6 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov74, good1 kn5kn5°C5.7 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good7 kn15kn8°C1.8 mm
Wed 11Nov90, good9 kn22kn15°C2.4 mm
Thu 12Nov77, good9 kn20kn8°C9.9 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

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Photos of Weser

Bergzug Heinsener Klippen, Weser und Campingplatz Weserbergland
Photo: Roepers, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Heinsen an der Oberweser
Photo: User:Roepers, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Weser

A launch on the Weser. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.4 km away. The town to stay in is Holzminden.

  • River Weser
  • 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 6.4 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$2,620 each

about US$1,390–US$2,620 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 3 November 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$483–US$999
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$308–US$510
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$550
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$161–US$308
Totalabout US$1,390–US$2,620

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Holzminden

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Closest

Holzminden

about 20 min by car

about US$114/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Holzminden · Booking.com

About Holzminden 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 15m

About 17h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 4h 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