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Zuckerbrücke

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 9 kn gusting 18, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 84 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 85 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 283, good
  2. Tue 384, good
  3. Wed 485, good
  4. Thu 583, good
  5. Fri 679, good
  6. Sat 784, good
  7. Sun 881, good
  8. Mon 980, good
  9. Tue 1082, good
  10. Wed 1184, good

The spot in three facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 6.8 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 Zuckerbrücke
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov83, good8 kn18kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov84, good9 kn20kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov85, good9 kn18kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good3 kn7kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good1 kn5kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov84, good3 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good1 kn6kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good1 kn7kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good2 kn7kn8°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov84, good5 kn10kn10°C2.7 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 Zuckerbrücke

A river section on the Blinde Elz, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 6.8 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. None within 10 km, the nearest 18 km away. The town to stay in is Rust Baden Wurttemberg. Within 5 km we also list 5 kayak spots.

  • River Blinde Elz
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 6.8 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 18 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$2,640 each

about US$1,400–US$2,640 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 ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$490–US$1,020
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$2,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Rust Baden Wurttemberg

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Rust Baden Wurttemberg

about 5 min by car · 264 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 264 places to stay in Rust Baden Wurttemberg · Booking.com

About Rust Baden Wurttemberg 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 15h 40m

About 15h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 2h 15m 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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