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Near Colchester Point Boat Ramp. Photo: Niranjan Arminius, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Colchester Point Boat Ramp

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

86Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 8 kn gusting 10, Air 15 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 89 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

Wind
13 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 73 out of 100

Wind
15 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
15°C
Rain
3.1 mm

Fri 6 · 91 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 86 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 82 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
10°C
Rain
6.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 281, good
  2. Tue 389, good
  3. Wed 484, good
  4. Thu 573, good
  5. Fri 691, good
  6. Sat 786, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 982, good
  9. Tue 1076, good
  10. Wed 1160, 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 Colchester Point Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov81, good12 kn17kn14°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov89, good10 kn13kn13°C0.6 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good13 kn16kn17°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov73, good15 kn20kn15°C3.1 mm
Fri 6Nov91, good8 kn10kn15°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov86, good10 kn15kn13°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good1 kn9kn9°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good8 kn15kn10°C6.3 mm
Tue 10Nov76, good11 kn21kn9°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov60, good16 kn22kn7°C0.9 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 Colchester Point Boat Ramp

A launch on the Winooski River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 44 km away. The town to stay in is Burlington. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

  • River Winooski 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 44 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$1,080–US$1,980 each

about US$1,080–US$1,980 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BTV, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$161–US$335
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$27–US$47
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$1,080–US$1,980

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Burlington

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Closest

Burlington

about 15 min by car · 44 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 44 places to stay in Burlington · Booking.com

About Burlington 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 4h 45m

About 4h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BTV, direct, then 30 min 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 25 km.

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