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River ourthe overview Maboge bridge - panoramio
Near Aire de Maboge. Photo: hopje, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Aire de Maboge

Kayak spot · Belgium

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

66Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 2 kn gusting 10, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 28 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kntoo gusty
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
23kntoo gusty
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 68 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kntoo gusty
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 74 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sun 8 · 76 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
6°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Mon 9 · 67 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 276, good
  2. Tue 328, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 568, good
  5. Fri 682, good
  6. Sat 774, good
  7. Sun 876, good
  8. Mon 967, good
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 1170, good

The spot in three facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 5.2 kmthe section
  • Best Jun, Aug7 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Aire de Maboge
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov76, good4 kn9kn9°C0.7 mm
Tue 3Nov28, poor8 kn18kntoo gusty6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov0, poor11 kn23kntoo gusty7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov68, good5 kn14kntoo gusty8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good2 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov74, good4 kn8kn5°C0.6 mm
Sun 8Nov76, good3 kn11kn6°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov67, good5 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poor10 kn20kntoo gusty7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov70, good7 kn17kn12°C2.7 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best Jun, Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

put-in, take-out, its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More kayaking near here

3 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Aire de Maboge

A river section on the L'Ourthe, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 5.2 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 2.4 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Roche-en-Ardenne. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River L'Ourthe
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 5.2 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 2.4 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,430–US$2,670 each

about US$1,430–US$2,670 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$965
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$549
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$161–US$308
Totalabout US$1,430–US$2,670

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: La Roche-en-Ardenne

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Closest

La Roche-en-Ardenne

about 10 min by car · 47 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 47 places to stay in La Roche-en-Ardenne · Booking.com

About La Roche-en-Ardenne its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 15h 05m

About 15h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BRU, direct, then 2h 15m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Domaine Les Merlettes 2.4 km

  • Ardennes Avontures 3.4 km

  • Le Lac de Nisramont 6.0 km

  • Durbuy Kayaks 23 km

  • LPM Kayak 23 km

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits