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Matrei in Osttirol, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Isel

Kayak spot · Austria

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

77Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 3 kn gusting 12, Air 8 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 76 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 75 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 74 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 73 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 171, good
  2. Mon 276, good
  3. Tue 375, good
  4. Wed 474, good
  5. Thu 578, good
  6. Fri 680, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 873, good
  9. Mon 978, good
  10. Tue 1079, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

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 Isel
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov71, good5 kn20kn1°C0.5 mm
Mon 2Nov76, good2 kn9kn6°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov75, good1 kn10kn4°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov74, good2 kn10kn3°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov78, good2 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov80, good3 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good2 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov73, good3 kn13kn3°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good3 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good1 kn10kn7°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 Isel

A launch on the Isel. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.9 km away. The town to stay in is Matrei in Osttirol. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River Isel
  • 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.9 km away.

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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$1,480–US$2,780 each

about US$1,480–US$2,780 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$261
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$549
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,480–US$2,780

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Matrei in Osttirol

Closest

Matrei in Osttirol

18 min by car · 29 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 29 places to stay in Matrei in Osttirol · Booking.com

About Matrei in Osttirol its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 16h 45m

About 16h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 3h 10m 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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