Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Germany |
Next Big City |
Duisburg |
Next Town |
Wesel, Vynen |
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Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Shower, Toilet, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Bridge |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat to choppy water.
Beach
Type: |
Grass |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
You can rig and access the water on the meadow.
Weather
|
Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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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: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Frontal driven winds, best in spring and autumn. Usually westerly depressions. Best with NE.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
|
Short walk |
Take A57 and exit to Alpen, here take B57 and B58 towards Xanten. Follow signs to the Nordsee and Vynen. The spot is south of the harbor.
Extra information
To surf on this lake you need a surf license. If you have a license, you have to pay 5 Euro for a day pass, and 3 Euro if you come after 17:00. A yearly pass costs 80 Euro and with gear storage in Wardt 126 Euro.
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