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Lüchow (Wendland), die Lange Straße
Luchow, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Alte Jeetzel

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 Wed 4: Wind 6 kn gusting 13, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 83 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 78 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 76 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 185, good
  2. Mon 283, good
  3. Tue 381, good
  4. Wed 484, good
  5. Thu 581, good
  6. Fri 678, good
  7. Sat 776, good
  8. Sun 882, good
  9. Mon 979, good
  10. Tue 1070, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 5.4 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 Alte Jeetzel
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov85, good3 kn8kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov83, good3 kn7kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good3 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good6 kn13kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good3 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov78, good5 kn11kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov76, good4 kn11kn4°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good3 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good2 kn7kn6°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov70, good8 kn17kn5°C1.2 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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Alte Jeetzel

A river section on the Alte Jeetzel, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 5.4 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.8 km away. The town to stay in is Luchow. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Alte Jeetzel
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 5.4 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.8 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$1,390–US$2,600 each

about US$1,390–US$2,600 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 HAM, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
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$1,390–US$2,600

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Luchow

Closest

Luchow

11 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Luchow · Booking.com

About Luchow 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 35m

About 18h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HAM, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 2h 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

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