Trip planning
Also: planning a trip
A good packraft trip starts at home: route, water levels, weather, put-ins and take-outs, portages and a plan B.
Checklist
- Plan the route in realistic stages (without current, packrafts manage about 3 to 5 km/h)
- Check water levels and difficulty
- Check weather and wind, especially for lakes and coasts
- Find out about paddling rules, protected areas and camping
- Know weirs and obstacles, plan portages
- Sort out the return (train, bus, on foot)
- Emergency plan: who knows where you are, how do we get help?
Apps such as Canua (river database of the German Canoe Federation), RiverApp and Meine Pegel help with planning.
Matching trips of ours
Sources and further reading
Research as of 13 Nov 2026. We have marked manufacturer information as such.