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Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Brenta, Spot Ponte Nuovo. Photo: SentinelHub, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Brenta, Spot Ponte Nuovo

Kayak spot · Italy

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 4 kn gusting 10, Air 13 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 65 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 66 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 65 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 65 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 63 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 63 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 60 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 269, good
  2. Tue 366, good
  3. Wed 466, good
  4. Thu 565, good
  5. Fri 665, good
  6. Sat 762, good
  7. Sun 865, good
  8. Mon 964, good
  9. Tue 1064, good
  10. Wed 1163, good

The spot in two facts

  • Grade IIIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water

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 Brenta, Spot Ponte Nuovo
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov69, good1 kn5kn15°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov66, good2 kn6kn13°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov66, good5 kn12kn14°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov65, good2 kn8kn13°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov65, good2 kn7kn13°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov62, good1 kn5kn11°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov65, good2 kn9kn14°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov64, good2 kn7kn13°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov64, good2 kn8kn13°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov63, good1 kn7kn12°C0 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. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 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. Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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

the spot and 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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Photos of Brenta, Spot Ponte Nuovo

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Brenta, Spot Ponte Nuovo

A launch on the Brenta. Grade III, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.7 km away. The town to stay in is Bassano del Grappa.

  • River Brenta
  • Grade Grade III, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.7 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$1,370–US$2,580 each

about US$1,370–US$2,580 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 VCE, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$509–US$1,060
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$301–US$563
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$261
Totalabout US$1,370–US$2,580

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bassano del Grappa

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Closest

Bassano del Grappa

4 min by car · 80 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 80 places to stay in Bassano del Grappa · Booking.com

About Bassano del Grappa its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 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 18h 35m

About 18h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → VCE, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 20m by road

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

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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