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Uhlstädter Wehr

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 4 kn gusting 10, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 79 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
8°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
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
6°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 281, good
  2. Tue 379, good
  3. Wed 480, good
  4. Thu 581, good
  5. Fri 682, good
  6. Sat 781, good
  7. Sun 877, good
  8. Mon 979, good
  9. Tue 1081, good
  10. Wed 1185, good

The spot in three facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 10.2 kmthe section
  • 6 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 Uhlstädter Wehr
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov81, good2 kn7kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov79, good10 kn21kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov80, good9 kn20kn7°C0.1 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good5 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good4 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good1 kn6kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov77, good1 kn5kn5°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good2 kn5kn6°C1.2 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good6 kn16kn9°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov85, good4 kn14kn11°C0.9 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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Uhlstädter Wehr

A river section on the Saale, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 10 km along the river. 6 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. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.9 km away. The town to stay in is Rudolstadt. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Saale
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 10 km along the river.
  • Portages 6 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.9 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: Rudolstadt

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Closest

Rudolstadt

about 15 min by car · 18 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 18 places to stay in Rudolstadt · Booking.com

About Rudolstadt 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 17h 10m

About 17h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 3h 55m 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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