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Brande, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Leif Jørgensen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Hastrup Rast

Kayak spot · Denmark

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 4 kn gusting 8, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 71 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 185, good
  2. Mon 271, good
  3. Tue 382, good
  4. Wed 480, good
  5. Thu 581, good
  6. Fri 683, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 880, good
  9. Mon 981, good
  10. Tue 1062, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 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 Hastrup Rast
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov85, good5 kn10kn11°C0.7 mm
Mon 2Nov71, good10 kn21kn10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov82, good5 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov80, good1 kn6kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good5 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good4 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good4 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good7 kn13kn8°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good3 kn7kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov62, good9 kn18kn7°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–Sep

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

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 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. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Hastrup Rast

A launch on the Skjern Å. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 5.7 km away. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and February, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Brande.

  • River Skjern Å
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 5.7 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$1,520–US$2,840 each

about US$1,520–US$2,840 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 BLL, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$965
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$54–US$94
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$402–US$663
Food7 days eating outabout US$389–US$717
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$214–US$402
Totalabout US$1,520–US$2,840

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Brande

Closest

Brande

13 min by car · 9 places to stay

about US$147/nightcountry average

See 9 places to stay in Brande · Booking.com

About Brande its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$147 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 25m

About 17h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BLL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 45 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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