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Hamburg, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Eilenau

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 4 kn gusting 10, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 76 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
7°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 283, good
  2. Tue 383, good
  3. Wed 484, good
  4. Thu 581, good
  5. Fri 679, good
  6. Sat 776, good
  7. Sun 882, good
  8. Mon 980, good
  9. Tue 1076, good
  10. Wed 1185, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 1 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 Eilenau
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov83, good0 kn3kn9°C0.9 mm
Tue 3Nov83, good2 kn6kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good4 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good4 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good4 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov76, good3 kn10kn4°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good4 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good1 kn6kn7°C1.2 mm
Tue 10Nov76, good9 kn21kn5°C0.9 mm
Wed 11Nov85, good2 kn11kn10°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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Eilenau

A river section on the Eilbekkanal, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 1.0 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 22 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.5 km away. The town to stay in is Hamburg. Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports spots and 11 kayak spots.

  • River Eilbekkanal
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 1.0 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 22 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.5 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$1,260–US$2,390 each

about US$1,260–US$2,390 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
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$1,260–US$2,390

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Hamburg

Closest

Hamburg

6 min by car · 308 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 308 places to stay in Hamburg · Booking.com

About Hamburg 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 17h

About 17h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HAM, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 30 min 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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