Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Germany |
Next Big City |
Koeln |
Next Town |
Westhoven |
Type: |
River |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
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Water
Type: |
Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Currents, Ships |
Quality: |
Dirty |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat to choppy water. Shallow access. The Rhein always has a current. With offshore NW wind very flat water in the bay. Few very shallow areas in the water, depending on the water level. Stay away from the big ships, which pass by at about 200m away from the shore.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Sandy beach with lots of grass next to it.
Weather
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Spring:
|
Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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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: |
NW |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Frontal driven winds, best in spring and autumn. Usually westerly depressions. Best with NW, which is offshore. Westerlies blow opposite to the flow of the river.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
From A4 take the exit to Koeln-Poll and follow signs to Westhoven. Turn right onto Nikolausstrasse and drive to its end. Here turn right and left again and park.
Extra information
Rules |
Zones |
Do not surf in the shipping channel.
Nightlife
Good nightlife in Koeln or Duesseldorf.