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Ansó, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Cherubino, CC BY-SA 3.0 es, Wikimedia Commons

Embarque aguas bravas Rio Veral, Foz Verde

Kayak spot · Spain

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

66Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: Wind 11 kn gusting 29, Air 18 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 58 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 59 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 55 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Sun 8 · 67 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 72 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 70 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
27kn
Air
14°C
Rain
18 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 360, good
  2. Wed 458, fair
  3. Thu 561, good
  4. Fri 663, good
  5. Sat 756, fair
  6. Sun 870, good
  7. Mon 973, good
  8. Tue 1060, good
  9. Wed 1167, good
  10. Thu 1261, good

The spot in four facts

  • Grade IIIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 11 kmthe section
  • Best Jun–Sep7 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 Embarque aguas bravas Rio Veral, Foz Verde
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov60, good5 kn17kn11°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov58, fair4 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov61, good3 kn13kn10°C0.1 mm
Fri 6Nov63, good3 kn12kn12°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov56, fair4 kn14kn8°C1.2 mm
Sun 8Nov70, good10 kn26kn16°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov73, good10 kn26kn17°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov60, good11 kn27kn14°C18 mm
Wed 11Nov67, good10 kn26kn14°C0.6 mm
Thu 12Nov61, good7 kn19kn11°C6.6 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–Sep

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. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Wed 4 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Embarque aguas bravas Rio Veral, Foz Verde

A river section on the Río Veral, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III, on the international scale. It runs 11 km along the river. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 33 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, 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 Ansó. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Río Veral
  • Grade Grade III, on the international scale.
  • Length 11 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 33 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$1,190–US$2,250 each

about US$1,190–US$2,250 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 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PNA, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$469–US$972
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$241–US$402
Food7 days eating outabout US$235–US$443
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$262
Totalabout US$1,190–US$2,250

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Ansó

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Closest

Ansó

about 5 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Ansó · Booking.com

About Ansó its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$87 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 05m

About 18h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PNA, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 30m 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 25 km.

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