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Torrente Enza - Ponte del Pomello, Vetto, Reggio Emilia, Italia - 16 Luglio 2023 01
Near Enza, Vetto - Frantoio della Cantoniera. Photo: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Enza, Vetto - Frantoio della Cantoniera

Kayak spot · Italy

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

59Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: Wind 1 kn gusting 7, Air 13 °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 · 56 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
2.7 mm

Thu 5 · 58 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Fri 6 · 56 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 54 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Sun 8 · 61 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 65 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 58 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.9 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 359, fair
  2. Wed 453, fair
  3. Thu 559, fair
  4. Fri 658, fair
  5. Sat 755, fair
  6. Sun 859, fair
  7. Mon 961, good
  8. Tue 1058, fair
  9. Wed 1159, fair
  10. Thu 1264, good

The spot in two facts

  • Grade IIIat its hardest
  • Moving 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 Enza, Vetto - Frantoio della Cantoniera
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov59, fair6 kn15kn10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov53, fair3 kn9kn7°C2.7 mm
Thu 5Nov59, fair4 kn12kn10°C0.4 mm
Fri 6Nov58, fair2 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov55, fair3 kn9kn8°C0.9 mm
Sun 8Nov59, fair3 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov61, good3 kn10kn11°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov58, fair2 kn7kn9°C0.9 mm
Wed 11Nov59, fair2 kn10kn10°C2.1 mm
Thu 12Nov64, good2 kn12kn14°C7.8 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

No month stands out

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. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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 Enza, Vetto - Frantoio della Cantoniera

Torrente Enza - Vetto, Reggio Emilia, Italia - 16 Luglio 2023 02
Near Enza, Vetto - Frantoio della Cantoniera. Photo: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Enza, Vetto - Frantoio della Cantoniera

A river section on the Enza, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 33 km away. The town to stay in is Vetto.

  • River Enza
  • 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 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$1,360–US$2,560 each

about US$1,360–US$2,560 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$497–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$302–US$564
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$262
Totalabout US$1,360–US$2,560

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Vetto

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Closest

Vetto

4 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Vetto · Booking.com

About Vetto its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 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 17h

About 17h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 3h 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

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

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