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Flutgraben

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 78 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 72 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 76 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 78 out of 100

Wind
2 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 284, good
  2. Tue 381, good
  3. Wed 478, good
  4. Thu 581, good
  5. Fri 672, good
  6. Sat 778, good
  7. Sun 876, good
  8. Mon 978, good
  9. Tue 1073, good
  10. Wed 1174, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Aug7 good days in 7

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 Flutgraben
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov84, good1 kn5kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good3 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov78, good4 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good3 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov72, good5 kn12kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good1 kn9kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov76, good2 kn8kn5°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good2 kn7kn6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov73, good5 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov74, good5 kn15kn9°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.

Best time to go

best Jun–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Flutgraben

More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Flutgraben

A launch on the Flutgraben. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 8 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.5 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Berlin. Within 5 km we also list 5 kayak spots and 1 climbing area.

  • River Flutgraben
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 8 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.5 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$1,290–US$2,450 each

about US$1,290–US$2,450 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 BER, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$490–US$1,020
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$34–US$60
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$1,290–US$2,450

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Berlin

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Closest

Berlin

about 10 min by car · 456 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

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About Berlin 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 25m

About 17h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BER, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 35 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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