Wetzlar, Germany
Canoe Kayak
Tour
From Roth to Wetzlar

2 day canoe tour on the Lahn

Paddle from Roth to Wetzlar and stay the night in Wißmar at the swiming lake. The length of the 2-day tour from Roth to Wetzlar is about 36 km.

Includes

  • Delivery of the boat to the put in
  • Pickup of the boat at the agreed take out
  • Paddle & Matching life jackets
  • Container (for storing water-sensitive objects)
  • Water map, river Description & Briefing

Meeting Point

Bridge on the opposite of the community center, Wolfshäuserstraße, 35096 Roth (Weimar Lahn)

Start Time

Daily at 12:00

Duration

2 Days

 

Tour description

The route is open from the 1st of May to the 20th of September.

This route cannot be used for the rest of the year because it is partly located in a bird sanctuary. 

 

Kanu Lahn-Dill is one of the certified, environmentally and climate friendly companies that are allowed to launch boats in the bird sanctuary.

 

This two-day tour starts in the small town of Roth. Then the Lahn leads you through the bird sanctuary. On this quiet and natural river route to the lake and camping site in Wißmar you pass a weir. The valuable breeding, food, resting and wintering area between Roth and Odenhausen houses among other things kingfishers, Blue Stonechat, Bittern, Merlin and Ortolan. 

 

Free service: We can book an accommodation on the campsite in Wetzlar for you. Just write a note in the order form. Please calculate with approx. €10 per person and night for the accomondation (average value). However, the settlement has to be done with the campsite owner directly.

 

Or you stay in Hotel Old House, Wißmarer Weg 45, 35396 Gießen, Phone: 0641/389080

On the second day the Lahn leads you past the university town of Gießen and you pass through three boat lanes and two locks. During this tour you paddle along an idyllic landscape with an enchanting flora and fauna until you reach the final destination, the historic town of Wetzlar. Your trip ends at the campsite of Kanu Lahn-Dill in Wetzlar.

 

Route Info

Route: Roth to Wetzlar
Track Length: approx. 36 km
Paddle Time: 1st day approx. 3.5 hours + break, 2nd day approx. 5.5 hours + break
Start: daily at 12:00 
End: 17:00 the latest
Special feature: Bird Sanctuary from Roth to Odenhausen, 1 weir (to be transferred), 3 boat slides, 2 self-service locks
Rest areas:

1st day, Odenhausen, after approx. 7.7 km WC, Ruttershausen, after approx. 9.3 km

2nd day, Wißmarer Bridge, after approx. 2.5 km WC, Gießen 2. Weir, after approx. 7.7 km WC, Atzbach, after approx. 15.1 km WC, Dorlar after approx. 17.7 km WC, Naunheim after approx. 20.5 km WC
Starting point: Bridge on the opposite of the community center house, Wolfshäuserstraße, 35096 Roth (Weimar Lahn)
Final Destination: Kanu Lahn-Dill on campsite Wetzlar, Dammstraße 52 & 54, 35576 Wetzlar-Niedergirmes
Accomondation: Camping and Badesee Wißmar, 35435 Wettenberg-Wißmar

 

Booking

Please specify only the start date in the calendar.

 

Passenger transport

Public

Canoe ticket: €3.60 per person each trip.

If you prefer to use the train, the train station Niederwalgern (Station Strasse 1, 35096 Weimar (Lahn) – Niederwalgern) is 30 minutes walk from the starting point Roth. The Wetzlar station (Willy-Brandt-Platz, 35576 Wetzlar) is only a 15-minute walk from the end-point Kanustation Wetzlar. Buy your regular ticket for public transport or order your cheap Canoe ticket. 

 

Shuttle

1. Day bus start at 10 o'clock from Wetzlar to Roth possibly over Gießen
€9 per adult from 18 years
€8 per teenager 15-17 years
€7 per child up to 14 years

 

During the tour, your car parks about 300 meters away from the Kanustation in a free public car park. Furthermore, we offer you to park your car for €2.20 a day at the campsite Wetzlar. The shuttle bus will take you to the put in. Once you arrive at the final destination in Wetzlar, you can start your journey home. The bus trips are operated by a local bus company on behalf of Kanu Lahn-Dill. It is Not to a public bus. You can order the ticket and the canoe ticket during the booking of the boats. Book your ticket early in advance so you can start the day relaxed.

 

Private

It is also possible to organize the transport of people independently according to your wishes.

Further Information

Degree of Difficulty

Easy

Provider

Kanu Lahn-Dill, Schöffengrund

Length

36km

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