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Driva, Kongsvoll (Kongsvoll - Tandsætra)

Kayak spot · Norway

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

Not for grade III paddlers. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade.

The spot in two facts

  • Grade IV+at its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

Not for grade III paddlers. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. See it for expert paddlers.

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Map

put-in, take-out, its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Driva, Kongsvoll (Kongsvoll - Tandsætra)

A river section on the Driva, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade IV+, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Oppdal.

  • River Driva
  • Grade Grade IV+, 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 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$1,660–US$3,060 each

about US$1,660–US$3,060 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 TRD, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$442–US$925
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$214–US$355
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$395–US$657
Food7 days eating outabout US$382–US$710
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$228–US$415
Totalabout US$1,660–US$3,060

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Oppdal

Closest

Oppdal

57 min by car · 15 places to stay

about US$147/nightcountry average

See 15 places to stay in Oppdal · Booking.com

About Oppdal its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$147 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 20h 30m

About 20h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → TRD, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 2h 50m 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 mapped within 50 km.

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