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Wörnitz. Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Wörnitz

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

71Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 3 kn gusting 9, Air 8 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 76 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 53 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kntoo gusty
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 29 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kntoo gusty
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 70 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 74 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 76 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
1.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 168, good
  2. Mon 276, good
  3. Tue 353, fair
  4. Wed 429, poor
  5. Thu 570, good
  6. Fri 674, good
  7. Sat 780, good
  8. Sun 876, good
  9. Mon 981, good
  10. Tue 1077, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 10.3 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 Wörnitz
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov68, good6 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov76, good2 kn7kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov53, fair9 kn18kntoo gusty6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov29, poor9 kn20kntoo gusty7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov70, good5 kn14kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov74, good2 kn12kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good3 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov76, good4 kn10kn9°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good3 kn7kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov77, good5 kn14kn11°C3.6 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 new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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 Wörnitz

A river section on the Wörnitz, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 10 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away. The town to stay in is Harburg (Schwaben). Within 5 km we also list 5 kayak spots.

  • River Wörnitz
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 10 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 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 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: Harburg (Schwaben)

Closest

Harburg (Schwaben)

1 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Harburg (Schwaben) · Booking.com

About Harburg (Schwaben) 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 15h 35m

About 15h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 1h 55m 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