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Werne, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Dr. W. Strickling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Lippe

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

84Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 1 kn gusting 5, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 86 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 84 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 286, good
  2. Tue 383, good
  3. Wed 482, good
  4. Thu 583, good
  5. Fri 684, good
  6. Sat 783, good
  7. Sun 882, good
  8. Mon 983, good
  9. Tue 1084, good
  10. Wed 1184, good

The spot in three facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 17.1 kmthe section
  • 2 portagescarry round

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 Lippe
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov86, good1 kn5kn10°C0.2 mm
Tue 3Nov83, good10 kn22kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good10 kn20kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good9 kn19kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov84, good4 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov83, good4 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good4 kn7kn8°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good1 kn6kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov84, good6 kn13kn10°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov84, good2 kn8kn10°C2.4 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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put-in, take-out, 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 Lippe

A river section on the Lippe, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 17 km along the river. 2 portages mapped: a weir, fall or hazard to carry round. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.0 km away. The town to stay in is Werne. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Lippe
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 17 km along the river.
  • Portages 2 portages mapped: a weir, fall or hazard to carry round.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.0 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$1,400–US$2,620 each

about US$1,400–US$2,620 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$483–US$1,000
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$248
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$1,400–US$2,620

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Werne

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Closest

Werne

about 10 min by car · 18 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 18 places to stay in Werne · Booking.com

About Werne 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 16h 50m

About 16h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 3h 35m 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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