Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Germany |
Next Big City |
Kassel |
Next Town |
Borken, Singlis |
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Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Ships |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat to choppy water. Small shallow area along the shore. To the south a bigger ship on a bridge. Beautiful green water.
Beach
Type: |
Grass |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
No real sandy beach, but grass.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Thick |
Good on warm summer days. Wetsuit needed on colder summer days. Otherwise a wetsuit is always needed, during winter a thick wetsuit.
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SW |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Frontal driven winds, best in spring and autumn. Usually westerly depressions. The winds are quiet steady. Works good with SW to N, best with SW wind.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Drive on A49 and take the exit to Borken and follow signs to Singlis. Before Singlis turn left and find 3 parking lots. Take the first one, which is closer to the launch. Parking fees.
Extra information
Just north of the big ship is the area of the Surfclub Borken. Kitesurfing has been BANNED here. It was a kitesurf spot but there are new signs up, banning it. The north shore and the small island are a natural reserve, do not step on them.
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