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Kayaking the Ourthe occidentale between Nisramont and La Roche-en-Ardenne (3)
Aire "Les Eveux". Photo: DimiTalen, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Aire "Les Eveux"

Kayak spot · Belgium

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 4 kn gusting 10, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 74 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 34 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kntoo gusty
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 81 out of 100

Wind
4 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 281, good
  2. Tue 374, good
  3. Wed 434, poor
  4. Thu 582, good
  5. Fri 683, good
  6. Sat 784, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 981, good
  9. Tue 1083, good
  10. Wed 1187, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 2.3 kmthe section

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 "Les Eveux"
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov81, good6 kn13kn8°C2.3 mm
Tue 3Nov74, good8 kn20kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov34, poor9 kn19kntoo gusty8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good5 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good4 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov84, good4 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good4 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good4 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov83, good8 kn22kn14°C0.9 mm
Wed 11Nov87, good5 kn16kn12°C3.3 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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Aire "Les Eveux"

A river section on the L'Ourthe, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 2.3 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 0.5 km away. 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 2.3 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 0.5 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

Closest

La Roche-en-Ardenne

about 5 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 0.5 km

  • Ardennes Avontures 1.5 km

  • Le Lac de Nisramont 7.8 km

  • Durbuy Kayaks 22 km

  • LPM Kayak 22 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