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Neue Wache, Unter den Linden, Berlin-Mitte, Nacht (HDR)
Berlin, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Ansgar Koreng, CC BY 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons

Landwehrkanal

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 82 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 78 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 74 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 77 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 184, good
  2. Mon 282, good
  3. Tue 380, good
  4. Wed 478, good
  5. Thu 582, good
  6. Fri 674, good
  7. Sat 777, good
  8. Sun 879, good
  9. Mon 976, good
  10. Tue 1061, 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 Landwehrkanal
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov84, good2 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov82, good2 kn6kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov80, good3 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov78, good3 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good3 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov74, good3 kn11kn4°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov77, good3 kn9kn5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good2 kn7kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov76, good4 kn12kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov61, good7 kn15kn6°C0.3 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.

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 Mon 2 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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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Landwehrkanal

A launch on the Landwehrkanal. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 9 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.6 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 Landwehrkanal
  • 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 9 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.6 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 30 October 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$489–US$1,020
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$33–US$60
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$1,290–US$2,450

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Berlin

Closest

Berlin

6 min by car · 456 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 456 places to stay in Berlin · Booking.com

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 30 October 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

River level

Gauge at BERLIN-OBERSCHLEUSE OP, 2 km upstream: 4.39 m (updated 3 h ago). Running.

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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