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Leisnig, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Radler59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Bootseinsatzstelle

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 Fri 6: Wind 7 kn gusting 14, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 80 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 77 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 281, good
  2. Tue 380, good
  3. Wed 480, good
  4. Thu 581, good
  5. Fri 682, good
  6. Sat 777, good
  7. Sun 879, good
  8. Mon 979, good
  9. Tue 1077, good
  10. Wed 1177, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 7.2 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 Bootseinsatzstelle
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov81, good3 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov80, good8 kn16kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov80, good7 kn14kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good7 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good7 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov77, good5 kn11kn5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good4 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good3 kn7kn6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov77, good4 kn11kn5°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov77, good7 kn14kn5°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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put-in, take-out, its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Bootseinsatzstelle

A river section on the Freiberger Mulde, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 7.2 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away. The town to stay in is Leisnig. Within 5 km we also list 1 climbing area.

  • River Freiberger Mulde
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 7.2 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 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 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 2 November 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$490–US$1,010
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$1,400–US$2,630

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Leisnig

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Leisnig

about 5 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 11 places to stay in Leisnig · Booking.com

About Leisnig 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 18h 10m

About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LEJ, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 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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