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Brande, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Leif Jørgensen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sandfeld Rast

Kayak spot · Denmark

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

78Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 2 kn gusting 6, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 74 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 79 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 78 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 68 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 72 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 261, good
  2. Tue 374, good
  3. Wed 484, good
  4. Thu 579, good
  5. Fri 678, good
  6. Sat 779, good
  7. Sun 868, good
  8. Mon 972, good
  9. Tue 1079, good
  10. Wed 1166, good

The spot in three facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 2.7 kmthe section
  • Best in Aug6 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 Sandfeld Rast
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov61, good8 kn20kntoo gusty10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov74, good5 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good2 kn6kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov79, good3 kn8kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov78, good2 kn8kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good2 kn7kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov68, good5 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov72, good5 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good3 kn7kn7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov66, good6 kn13kn8°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 in Aug

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

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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

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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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Sandfeld Rast

A river section on the Skjern Å, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 2.7 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away. For new paddlers the best month is usually August, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Brande. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River Skjern Å
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 2.7 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 17 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 2 November 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$463–US$966
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$54–US$94
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$403–US$664
Food7 days eating outabout US$389–US$718
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$215–US$403
Totalabout US$1,520–US$2,840

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Brande

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Closest

Brande

about 10 min by car · 9 places to stay

about US$148/nightcountry average

See 9 places to stay in Brande · Booking.com

About Brande its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$148 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 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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