Staying Home Sucks, home
Bei Breitungen (Werra) 2009-06-11 03
Breitungen/Werra, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Michael Köhler, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Werra

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

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 79 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 76 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 280, good
  2. Tue 379, good
  3. Wed 479, good
  4. Thu 581, good
  5. Fri 681, good
  6. Sat 780, good
  7. Sun 876, good
  8. Mon 978, good
  9. Tue 1078, good
  10. Wed 1179, good

The spot in three facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 8.8 kmthe section
  • 1 portagecarry 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 Werra
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov80, good2 kn6kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov79, good10 kn21kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good9 kn20kn6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good5 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good4 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good1 kn5kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov76, good3 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good2 kn8kn5°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good4 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good6 kn15kn7°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.

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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Werra

A river section on the Werra, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 8.8 km along the river. 1 portage 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 7.5 km away. The town to stay in is Breitungen/Werra. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site and 1 kayak spot.

  • River Werra
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 8.8 km along the river.
  • Portages 1 portage 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 7.5 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: Breitungen/Werra

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Breitungen/Werra

about 5 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Breitungen/Werra · Booking.com

About Breitungen/Werra 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 05m

About 16h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 2h 55m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Bootsverleih 7.5 km

  • Meininger Kanu Verein 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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