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Skowhegan, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Cleaver Landing

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 89 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 97 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 97 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
19°C
Rain
4.5 mm

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
15°C
Rain
25.5 mm

Sun 8 · 92 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
16°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Mon 9 · 86 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 294, good
  2. Tue 389, good
  3. Wed 497, good
  4. Thu 597, good
  5. Fri 695, good
  6. Sat 782, good
  7. Sun 892, good
  8. Mon 986, good
  9. Tue 1084, good
  10. Wed 1181, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat 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 Cleaver Landing
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov94, good5 kn13kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov89, good2 kn7kn13°C1.3 mm
Wed 4Nov97, good6 kn13kn19°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov97, good5 kn11kn19°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good4 kn10kn19°C4.5 mm
Sat 7Nov82, good5 kn11kn15°C25.5 mm
Sun 8Nov92, good7 kn19kn16°C2.4 mm
Mon 9Nov86, good6 kn16kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov84, good10 kn22kn10°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov81, good11 kn23kn9°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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Cleaver Landing

A launch on the Kennebec River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Skowhegan.

  • River Kennebec River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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$1,230–US$2,230 each

about US$1,230–US$2,230 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 BGR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$181–US$376
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,230–US$2,230

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Skowhegan

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Closest

Skowhegan

about 5 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Skowhegan · Booking.com

About Skowhegan its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 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 6h 10m

About 6h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BGR, direct, then 1h 30m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits