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Bützow, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: An-d, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wasserwanderrastplatz Rühn

Kayak spot · Germany

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 4 kn gusting 9, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 78 out of 100

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

Tue 10 · 79 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 384, good
  2. Wed 483, good
  3. Thu 580, good
  4. Fri 681, good
  5. Sat 780, good
  6. Sun 879, good
  7. Mon 978, good
  8. Tue 1079, good
  9. Wed 1176, good
  10. Thu 1277, good

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 Wasserwanderrastplatz Rühn
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov84, good3 kn7kn9°C0.4 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good4 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov80, good3 kn7kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good3 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good5 kn12kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good5 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good5 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good4 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov76, good6 kn12kn4°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov77, good6 kn15kn5°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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Wasserwanderrastplatz Rühn

A launch on the alte Warnow. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.6 km away. The town to stay in is Bützow.

  • River alte Warnow
  • 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.6 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$1,390–US$2,600 each

about US$1,390–US$2,600 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 CPH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$986
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$1,390–US$2,600

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bützow

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Closest

Bützow

about 10 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 11 places to stay in Bützow · Booking.com

About Bützow 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 55m

About 16h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 3h 50m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Kanuclub Bützow 4.6 km

  • Kanuverleih 14 km

  • Ankerplatz am Neuklostersee 17 km

  • Kanuverleih 24 km

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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