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Aerials Bavaria 16.06.2006 09-09-42
Near Altwasser. Photo: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Altwasser

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 0 kn gusting 6, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 79 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
5°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 280, good
  2. Tue 379, good
  3. Wed 479, good
  4. Thu 582, good
  5. Fri 681, good
  6. Sat 784, good
  7. Sun 878, good
  8. Mon 979, good
  9. Tue 1081, good
  10. Wed 1183, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

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 Altwasser
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov80, good5 kn11kn7°C0.2 mm
Tue 3Nov79, good9 kn21kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good10 kn19kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good5 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good2 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov84, good0 kn6kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good1 kn5kn5°C1.2 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good4 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good7 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov83, good1 kn7kn9°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.

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Photos of Altwasser

Wasserkraftwerk-Murn
Near Altwasser. Photo: Karostl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Altwasser

A launch on the Altwasser. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 12 km away. The town to stay in is Rosenheim.

  • River Altwasser
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • 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 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 2 November 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$497–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$309–US$510
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$550
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$161–US$309
Totalabout US$1,410–US$2,650

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Rosenheim

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Closest

Rosenheim

19 min by car · 32 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 32 places to stay in Rosenheim · Booking.com

About Rosenheim 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 14h 50m

About 14h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 1h 15m 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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