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Herb's Landing

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

86Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 8 kn gusting 16, Air 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 95 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
18°C
Rain
6.9 mm

Wed 4 · 91 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
16°C
Rain
9.4 mm

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
9°C
Rain
2.6 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
9°C
Rain
8.1 mm

Mon 9 · 82 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
9°C
Rain
1.8 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 290, good
  2. Tue 395, good
  3. Wed 491, good
  4. Thu 583, good
  5. Fri 682, good
  6. Sat 781, good
  7. Sun 880, good
  8. Mon 982, good
  9. Tue 1082, good
  10. Wed 1186, good

The spot in one fact

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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 Herb's Landing
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov90, good8 kn18kn14°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov95, good8 kn16kn18°C6.9 mm
Wed 4Nov91, good7 kn17kn16°C9.4 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good4 kn11kn9°C2.6 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good9 kn21kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good3 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good8 kn16kn9°C8.1 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good10 kn23kn9°C1.8 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good7 kn18kn9°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov86, good5 kn12kn12°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Herb's Landing

A launch on the Wolf River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 14 km away. The town to stay in is White Lake. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Wolf River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 14 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$945–US$1,670 each

about US$945–US$1,670 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: fuel, 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
Fuelabout 900 km there and back, sharedabout US$54–US$80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or bring your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$945–US$1,670

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: White Lake

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Closest

White Lake

about 5 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

See places to stay in White Lake · Booking.com

About White Lake its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 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 5h 20m

About 5h 20m door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 5h 20m

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

River level

Gauge at WOLF RIVER AT LANGLADE, WI, 10 km upstream: 7.31 m³/s, very low for November (updated 3 h ago). Running.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

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