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Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse (2007)
Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Florian Pépellin ( Floflo ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Guiers Mort, Pont de St.Bruno - Tunnel Fourvoirie

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 8 kn gusting 29, 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

Wed 4 · 55 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Thu 5 · 64 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 49 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
7°C
Rain
9.6 mm

Sat 7 · 57 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 63 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 67 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
29kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 53 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
12°C
Rain
17.7 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 354, fair
  2. Wed 455, fair
  3. Thu 564, good
  4. Fri 649, fair
  5. Sat 757, fair
  6. Sun 863, good
  7. Mon 967, good
  8. Tue 1053, fair
  9. Wed 1170, good
  10. Thu 1264, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IVits hardest rapid IV+
  • 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 Guiers Mort, Pont de St.Bruno - Tunnel Fourvoirie
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov54, fair3 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov55, fair2 kn6kn9°C0.3 mm
Thu 5Nov64, good2 kn9kn12°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov49, fair1 kn6kn7°C9.6 mm
Sat 7Nov57, fair2 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov63, good3 kn14kn12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov67, good8 kn29kn14°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov53, fair1 kn24kn12°C17.7 mm
Wed 11Nov70, good5 kn24kn17°C1.5 mm
Thu 12Nov64, good3 kn22kn13°C9.6 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–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 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 Guiers Mort, Pont de St.Bruno - Tunnel Fourvoirie

A river section on the Guiers Mort, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III to IV, its hardest rapid IV+, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 25 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 Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort, 1 dive site, 1 kayak spot and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Guiers Mort
  • Grade Grade III to IV, its hardest rapid 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 25 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$1,380–US$2,570 each

about US$1,380–US$2,570 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 GNB, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$490–US$1,010
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$141
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$329–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$584
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$289
Totalabout US$1,380–US$2,570

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse

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Closest

Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse

7 min by car · 15 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 15 places to stay in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse · Booking.com

About Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 40m

About 17h 40m door to door from Chicago

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