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Giorgio Rossi, monumento ai caduti di borgo san lorenzo, 1926-27, 05
Borgo San Lorenzo, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Carza, Carza (impercorribile)

Kayak spot · Italy

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

63Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 2 kn gusting 10, Air 16 °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 · 60 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 62 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 62 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 61 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 69 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 61 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
12°C
Rain
5.4 mm

Mon 9 · 59 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
17°C
Rain
2.4 mm

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 258, fair
  2. Tue 360, good
  3. Wed 462, good
  4. Thu 562, good
  5. Fri 661, good
  6. Sat 769, good
  7. Sun 861, good
  8. Mon 959, fair
  9. Tue 1070, good

The spot in two facts

  • Grade II+at 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 Carza, Carza (impercorribile)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov58, fair10 kn25kn12°C0.2 mm
Tue 3Nov60, good9 kn22kn13°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov62, good10 kn24kn14°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov62, good10 kn24kn14°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov61, good9 kn21kn13°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov69, good2 kn10kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov61, good2 kn9kn12°C5.4 mm
Mon 9Nov59, fair8 kn20kn17°C2.4 mm
Tue 10Nov70, good10 kn24kn18°C3 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. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 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. Nov3of 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 Carza, Carza (impercorribile)

A river section on the Carza, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II+, on the international scale. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 23 km away. The town to stay in is Borgo San Lorenzo.

  • River Carza
  • Grade Grade II+, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 23 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$1,320–US$2,490 each

about US$1,320–US$2,490 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 FLR, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,070
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$80
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$1,320–US$2,490

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Borgo San Lorenzo

Closest

Borgo San Lorenzo

18 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Borgo San Lorenzo · Booking.com

About Borgo San Lorenzo 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 10m

About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FLR, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 40 min 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