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Sortebrødregade 7, facaden mod gaden og port (Ribe)
Ribe, the nearest town. Photo: Thomas Dahlstrøm Nielsen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stampemølle Å

Kayak spot · Denmark

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 5 kn gusting 9, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 73 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 78 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 79 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
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 273, good
  2. Tue 378, good
  3. Wed 484, good
  4. Thu 579, good
  5. Fri 682, good
  6. Sat 781, good
  7. Sun 878, good
  8. Mon 975, good
  9. Tue 1080, good
  10. Wed 1175, 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 Stampemølle Å
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov73, good9 kn15kn10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov78, good7 kn15kn10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good5 kn9kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov79, good1 kn4kn6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good4 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good5 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good5 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov75, good7 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good2 kn6kn7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov75, good6 kn11kn8°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, Aug

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. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 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. Jul6of 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. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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 Stampemølle Å

A launch on the Stampemølle Å. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 37 km away. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually June and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in February, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ribe. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Stampemølle 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 37 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$1,590–US$2,950 each

about US$1,590–US$2,950 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$121–US$201
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$1,590–US$2,950

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Ribe

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Closest

Ribe

about 5 min by car · 30 places to stay

about US$148/nightcountry average

See 30 places to stay in Ribe · Booking.com

About Ribe 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 55m

About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BLL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 15m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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