Staying Home Sucks, home
Aerial image of the Schloss Starnberg (view from the east)
Starnberg, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Würm

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 1 kn gusting 7, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 79 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Tue 3 · 77 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 77 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 79 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 77 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
10°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 178, good
  2. Mon 279, good
  3. Tue 377, good
  4. Wed 477, good
  5. Thu 579, good
  6. Fri 677, good
  7. Sat 781, good
  8. Sun 883, good
  9. Mon 980, good
  10. Tue 1085, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 3.5 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 Würm
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov78, good6 kn12kn6°C1.9 mm
Mon 2Nov79, good8 kn17kn6°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov77, good10 kn21kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov77, good10 kn22kn6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov79, good4 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov77, good2 kn8kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good1 kn6kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good1 kn7kn10°C1.2 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good2 kn6kn9°C4.5 mm
Tue 10Nov85, good3 kn10kn10°C0.6 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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Würm

A river section on the Würm, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 3.5 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 12 km away. The town to stay in is Starnberg. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots, 3 dive sites, 1 kayak spot and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Würm
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 3.5 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 12 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: Starnberg

Closest

Starnberg

2 min by car · 40 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 40 places to stay in Starnberg · Booking.com

About Starnberg 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 14h 50m

About 14h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 1h 10m 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