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Rochlitz, the nearest town. Photo: Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag Meißen, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Zwickauer Mulde

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 1 kn gusting 9, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 81 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 80 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 182, good
  2. Mon 281, good
  3. Tue 380, good
  4. Wed 482, good
  5. Thu 580, good
  6. Fri 682, good
  7. Sat 780, good
  8. Sun 885, good
  9. Mon 980, good
  10. Tue 1079, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 0.9 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 Zwickauer Mulde
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov82, good5 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov81, good4 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov80, good8 kn16kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good8 kn16kn8°C0.2 mm
Thu 5Nov80, good7 kn14kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good6 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good1 kn6kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov85, good1 kn9kn11°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good6 kn12kn7°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good6 kn16kn6°C1.5 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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put-in, take-out, its town

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About

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About Zwickauer Mulde

A river section on the Zwickauer Mulde, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 0.9 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. The town to stay in is Rochlitz. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots and 1 climbing area.

  • River Zwickauer Mulde
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 0.9 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 16 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$1,400–US$2,630 each

about US$1,400–US$2,630 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 LEJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,010
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$1,400–US$2,630

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Rochlitz

Closest

Rochlitz

1 min by car · 9 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 9 places to stay in Rochlitz · Booking.com

About Rochlitz 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 18h 10m

About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LEJ, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 20m 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