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Starogard Gdański, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: geo573, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wierzyca

Kayak spot · Poland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 7 kn gusting 15, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 82 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
10°C
Rain
1.9 mm

Wed 4 · 85 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 84 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 77 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
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 282, good
  2. Tue 382, good
  3. Wed 485, good
  4. Thu 584, good
  5. Fri 683, good
  6. Sat 780, good
  7. Sun 879, good
  8. Mon 977, good
  9. Tue 1076, good
  10. Wed 1178, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 5 kmthe section

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 Wierzyca
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov82, good2 kn6kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov82, good7 kn14kn10°C1.9 mm
Wed 4Nov85, good7 kn15kn11°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov84, good7 kn15kn11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good1 kn6kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good3 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good4 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov77, good5 kn12kn6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov76, good3 kn8kn5°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov78, good6 kn12kn6°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.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 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. Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec7of 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

put-in, take-out, 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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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Wierzyca

A river section on the Wierzyca, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 5.0 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 23 km away. The town to stay in is Starogard Gdański. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Wierzyca
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 5.0 km along the river.
  • 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 23 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$1,150–US$2,180 each

about US$1,150–US$2,180 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 GDN, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$87–US$147
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$228–US$375
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$114–US$208
Totalabout US$1,150–US$2,180

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Starogard Gdański

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Closest

Starogard Gdański

about 5 min by car · 9 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 9 places to stay in Starogard Gdański · Booking.com

About Starogard Gdański its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$87 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 18h 20m

About 18h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → GDN, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 05m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Wypożyczalnia kajaków AS-Tour baza w Hucie Kalnej 23 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