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Old orchard country, Clyde Valley
Near Clyde At Stonebyres. Photo: Alan O'Dowd, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Clyde At Stonebyres

Kayak spot · UK

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

57Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 57 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 57 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 58 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 58 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 56 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 57 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 50 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 256, fair
  2. Tue 357, fair
  3. Wed 457, fair
  4. Thu 558, fair
  5. Fri 658, fair
  6. Sat 756, fair
  7. Sun 857, fair
  8. Mon 950, fair
  9. Tue 1051, fair
  10. Wed 1160, good

The spot in four facts

  • Grade IIIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 3.2 kmthe section
  • Best Jul–Aug7 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 Clyde At Stonebyres
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov56, fair2 kn5kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov57, fair5 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov57, fair6 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov58, fair10 kn18kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov58, fair7 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov56, fair6 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov57, fair5 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov50, fair5 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov51, fair7 kn13kn7°C4.8 mm
Wed 11Nov60, good2 kn9kn10°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

best Jul–Aug

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. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 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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Photos of Clyde At Stonebyres

Stonebyres Falls
Near Clyde At Stonebyres. Photo: Jim Ness, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
River Clyde
Near Clyde At Stonebyres. Photo: Jim Ness, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

3 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Clyde At Stonebyres

A river section, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III, on the international scale. It runs 3.2 km along the river. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 24 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lanark. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • Grade Grade III, on the international scale.
  • Length 3.2 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 24 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$1,390–US$2,590 each

about US$1,390–US$2,590 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 EDI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$422–US$884
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$322–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$188–US$348
Totalabout US$1,390–US$2,590

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Lanark

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Closest

Lanark

about 10 min by car · 14 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 14 places to stay in Lanark · Booking.com

About Lanark 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 12h 55m

About 12h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → EDI, direct, then 1h 05m 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

No paddling school, club or hire with a name mapped within 25 km: the map has one 24 km away with no name.

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