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Trækfærgen ved. Gl. Boestoftevej

Kayak spot · Denmark

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 6 kn gusting 13, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 81 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 84 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 83 out of 100

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

Tue 10 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 383, good
  2. Wed 481, good
  3. Thu 584, good
  4. Fri 683, good
  5. Sat 781, good
  6. Sun 879, good
  7. Mon 983, good
  8. Tue 1079, good
  9. Wed 1179, good
  10. Thu 1234, poor

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 Trækfærgen ved. Gl. Boestoftevej
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov83, good8 kn16kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov81, good2 kn7kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov84, good6 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good7 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good6 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good6 kn12kn6°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good4 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good2 kn8kn6°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good10 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov34, poor14 kn23kntoo gusty9°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.

Best time to go

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 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. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

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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.

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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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About

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About Trækfærgen ved. Gl. Boestoftevej

A launch on the Fortgrøft. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The town to stay in is Skjern. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 7 kayak spots.

  • River Fortgrøft
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 11 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$1,570–US$2,910 each

about US$1,570–US$2,910 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 3 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$101–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$402–US$664
Food7 days eating outabout US$389–US$717
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$215–US$402
Totalabout US$1,570–US$2,910

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Skjern

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Closest

Skjern

about 20 min by car · 1 place to stay

about US$148/nightcountry average

See 1 place to stay in Skjern · Booking.com

About Skjern 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 45m

About 17h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BLL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 05m 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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