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Juelsminde, the nearest town, 15 km away. Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Alrø

Kayak spot · Denmark

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

75Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 3 kn gusting 5, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 61 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 56 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Mon 9 · 53 out of 100

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

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 253, fair
  2. Tue 361, good
  3. Wed 484, good
  4. Thu 578, good
  5. Fri 679, good
  6. Sat 780, good
  7. Sun 856, fair
  8. Mon 953, fair
  9. Tue 1062, good
  10. Wed 1155, fair

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Aug5 good days in 7

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 Alrø
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov53, fair10 kn13kn11°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov61, good8 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good3 kn5kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov78, good4 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good2 kn5kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good2 kn5kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov56, fair9 kn12kn8°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov53, fair10 kn16kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov62, good8 kn12kn8°C0.9 mm
Wed 11Nov55, fair10 kn14kn8°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

best Jun–Aug

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

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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

the spot and 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 Alrø

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 14 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 5 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Juelsminde. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 4 kayak spots.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • 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 14 km away.

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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$1,680–US$3,110 each

about US$1,680–US$3,110 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CPH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$986
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$201–US$335
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$403–US$664
Food7 days eating outabout US$389–US$718
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$215–US$403
Totalabout US$1,680–US$3,110

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Juelsminde

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Closest

Juelsminde

about 30 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$148/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Juelsminde · Booking.com

About Juelsminde its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$148 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 15m

About 16h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 3h 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

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