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Continent
 Europe
Country
 Germany
Next Big City
 Mainz
Next Town
 Bingen
 
Type:
 River
Rider Ability:
 Intermediate, Expert
Features:
 Camping, Parking
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Water

Type:
 Flat, Chop
Hazards:
 Currents, Ships
Quality:
 Dirty
Best Tide:
 Tide independent

Flat to choppy water. Stay out of the way of the ships. Strong current.

Beach

Type:
 Grass
Size:
 Small
Hazards:
 No information
Beach Users:
 No information

Grassy area to rig on, no beach.

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:
 N, NW, NNW
Main Direction:
 SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW

Best with NW and N wind, since it blows opposite to the current and gets accelerated due to the mountains.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

From Bingen take B9 north along the Rhein river until you get to Trechtingshausen. Here turn right and drive under the railways to the river and turn left onto "Zum Friedhof", which takes you to the free parking lot.

Extra information

Rules
Zones

For windsurfing only. Stay out of the way of the ships.

Nightlife

No information