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Panorama Basilika Gößweinstein 3
Gößweinstein, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Aarp65, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wiesent

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 6 kn gusting 13, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 80 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 68 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 67 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 180, good
  2. Mon 280, good
  3. Tue 368, good
  4. Wed 467, good
  5. Thu 578, good
  6. Fri 680, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 883, good
  9. Mon 977, good
  10. Tue 1075, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade flatat its hardest
  • Flat waterthe water
  • 1.3 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 Wiesent
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov80, good5 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov80, good4 kn11kn7°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov68, good8 kn16kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov67, good10 kn21kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov78, good6 kn16kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov80, good6 kn16kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good4 kn14kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good6 kn13kn10°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov77, good3 kn12kn5°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov75, good5 kn18kn8°C6.3 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.

Map

put-in, take-out, its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Wiesent

A river section on the Wiesent, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade flat, on the international scale. It runs 1.3 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.7 km away. The town to stay in is Gößweinstein. Within 5 km we also list 12 kayak spots and 2 climbing areas.

  • River Wiesent
  • Grade Grade flat, on the international scale.
  • Length 1.3 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.7 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$1,410–US$2,650 each

about US$1,410–US$2,650 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 MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
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$1,410–US$2,650

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Gößweinstein

Closest

Gößweinstein

7 min by car · 37 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 37 places to stay in Gößweinstein · Booking.com

About Gößweinstein 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 45m

About 16h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 3h 05m 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