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Rattelsdorf, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Stephan van Helden, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Bootseinstieg Ebing km 400,4

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 5 kn gusting 12, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 84 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 85 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 78 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
7°C
Rain
4.5 mm

Tue 10 · 82 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
10°C
Rain
2.1 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 380, good
  2. Wed 482, good
  3. Thu 584, good
  4. Fri 685, good
  5. Sat 780, good
  6. Sun 883, good
  7. Mon 978, good
  8. Tue 1082, good
  9. Wed 1191, good
  10. Thu 1290, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 3.5 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 Bootseinstieg Ebing km 400,4
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov80, good9 kn18kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good9 kn21kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov84, good5 kn13kn10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov85, good5 kn12kn11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good3 kn8kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good3 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good7 kn17kn7°C4.5 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good4 kn10kn10°C2.1 mm
Wed 11Nov91, good6 kn14kn15°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov90, good4 kn14kn14°C0.3 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 Bootseinstieg Ebing km 400,4

A river section on the Main, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 3.5 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.5 km away. The town to stay in is Rattelsdorf. Within 5 km we also list 4 kayak spots.

  • River Main
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 3.5 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.5 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$2,620 each

about US$1,390–US$2,620 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 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$483–US$999
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$308–US$510
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$550
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$161–US$308
Totalabout US$1,390–US$2,620

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Rattelsdorf

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Closest

Rattelsdorf

about 5 min by car · 9 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 9 places to stay in Rattelsdorf · Booking.com

About Rattelsdorf 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 25m

About 16h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 3h 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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