Staying Home Sucks, home
Fontaine à Ruthière
Chichilianne, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Jvillafruela, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ebron, Sendon - Confluence avec le Drac

Kayak spot · France

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

61Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: Wind 4 kn gusting 12, Air 14 °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 · 59 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 57 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Thu 5 · 63 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
12°C
Rain
3.3 mm

Fri 6 · 54 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Sat 7 · 58 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 60 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 67 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 247, fair
  2. Tue 359, fair
  3. Wed 457, fair
  4. Thu 563, good
  5. Fri 654, fair
  6. Sat 758, fair
  7. Sun 860, good
  8. Mon 967, good
  9. Tue 1069, good
  10. Wed 1164, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade III-at its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jun–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 Ebron, Sendon - Confluence avec le Drac
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov47, fair4 kn12kn4°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov59, fair3 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov57, fair1 kn6kn9°C0.1 mm
Thu 5Nov63, good1 kn5kn12°C3.3 mm
Fri 6Nov54, fair1 kn6kn8°C1.2 mm
Sat 7Nov58, fair2 kn8kn9°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov60, good3 kn9kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov67, good4 kn12kn14°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov69, good5 kn15kn16°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov64, good5 kn17kn14°C5.7 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 Jun–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. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 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.

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ebron, Sendon - Confluence avec le Drac

A river section on the Ebron, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III-, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.2 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Chichilianne.

  • River Ebron
  • Grade Grade III-, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.2 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$1,430–US$2,660 each

about US$1,430–US$2,660 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 GNB, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,010
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$288
Totalabout US$1,430–US$2,660

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Chichilianne

Ad Links marked Ad may pay us if you book. You pay the same, and they never change a score. How we earn

Closest

Chichilianne

13 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Chichilianne · Booking.com

About Chichilianne 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 18h 10m

About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → GNB, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 25m 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