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Gro Enhain, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag Meißen, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Große Schafbrücke

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 7 kn gusting 13, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 84 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 76 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 282, good
  2. Tue 381, good
  3. Wed 482, good
  4. Thu 582, good
  5. Fri 684, good
  6. Sat 779, good
  7. Sun 876, good
  8. Mon 979, good
  9. Tue 1081, good
  10. Wed 1183, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 0.6 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 Große Schafbrücke
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov82, good3 kn7kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good9 kn16kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good8 kn16kn9°C0.3 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good6 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov84, good7 kn13kn11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good1 kn7kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov76, good1 kn7kn4°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good2 kn6kn6°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good9 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov83, good7 kn21kn9°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

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About Große Schafbrücke

A river section on the Große Röder, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 0.6 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 18 km away. The town to stay in is Gro Enhain. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Große Röder
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 0.6 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 18 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$1,300–US$2,470 each

about US$1,300–US$2,470 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 DRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$40–US$74
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$1,300–US$2,470

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Gro Enhain

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Gro Enhain

about 15 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Gro Enhain · Booking.com

About Gro Enhain 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 40m

About 17h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DRS, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 40 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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