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Hannover, the nearest town. Photo: ChristianSchd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Einsetzstelle Kanu beidseitig

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 Tue 3: Wind 6 kn gusting 15, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 84 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
7°C
Rain
2.7 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 384, good
  2. Wed 482, good
  3. Thu 583, good
  4. Fri 680, good
  5. Sat 778, good
  6. Sun 883, good
  7. Mon 979, good
  8. Tue 1080, good
  9. Wed 1193, good
  10. Thu 1279, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 3.2 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 Einsetzstelle Kanu beidseitig
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov84, good6 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good7 kn19kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good8 kn21kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov80, good8 kn18kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good3 kn12kn5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good4 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good5 kn10kn7°C2.7 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good7 kn18kn7°C1.8 mm
Wed 11Nov93, good7 kn19kn16°C2.1 mm
Thu 12Nov79, good10 kn17kn7°C5.7 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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

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About Einsetzstelle Kanu beidseitig

A river section on the Leine, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 3.2 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 13 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.5 km away. The town to stay in is Hannover. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 9 kayak spots.

  • River Leine
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 3.2 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 13 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$1,270–US$2,400 each

about US$1,270–US$2,400 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to HAJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$993
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$27–US$40
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$1,270–US$2,400

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Hannover

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Closest

Hannover

about 5 min by car · 190 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 190 places to stay in Hannover · Booking.com

About Hannover 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 17h

About 17h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HAJ, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 30 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

River level

Gauge at HERRENHAUSEN, 3 km downstream: 0.55 m, low (updated 3 h ago). Low.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in Germany: PEGELONLINE, Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (WSV), DL-DE Zero 2.0. Credits

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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