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Cannobio Municipio
Cannobio, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Francoerbi, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Cannobino, Ponte Falmenta - Socraggio

Kayak spot · Italy

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

55Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: Wind 3 kn gusting 10, Air 10 °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 · 57 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 53 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.7 mm

Thu 5 · 55 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.8 mm

Fri 6 · 51 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
6°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Sat 7 · 55 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 58 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 51 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 261, good
  2. Tue 357, fair
  3. Wed 453, fair
  4. Thu 555, fair
  5. Fri 651, fair
  6. Sat 755, fair
  7. Sun 858, fair
  8. Mon 951, fair
  9. Tue 1055, fair
  10. Wed 1152, fair

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IV+its hardest rapid V
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 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 Cannobino, Ponte Falmenta - Socraggio
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov61, good2 kn9kn11°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov57, fair3 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov53, fair2 kn9kn7°C0.7 mm
Thu 5Nov55, fair1 kn6kn8°C0.8 mm
Fri 6Nov51, fair2 kn6kn6°C2.4 mm
Sat 7Nov55, fair2 kn6kn8°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov58, fair3 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov51, fair1 kn6kn6°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov55, fair1 kn10kn8°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov52, fair1 kn5kn6°C1.8 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–Sep

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for expert 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. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 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. 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. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 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

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 Cannobino, Ponte Falmenta - Socraggio

A river section on the Cannobino, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade IV+, its hardest rapid V, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 8.1 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cannobio. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Cannobino
  • Grade Grade IV+, its hardest rapid V, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits expert paddlers only, 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 8.1 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$1,360–US$2,560 each

about US$1,360–US$2,560 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$497–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$302–US$564
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$262
Totalabout US$1,360–US$2,560

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Cannobio

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Closest

Cannobio

16 min by car · 86 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 86 places to stay in Cannobio · Booking.com

About Cannobio 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 14h 45m

About 14h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 1h 10m 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

  • A.D. Cannero Sportiva 8.1 km

  • ASD Canottieri Intra 15 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