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Karpenisiotis, Lower (Bridge Karista - Junction with Krikelopotamos/Trikeriotis)

Kayak spot · Greece

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

60Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 4 kn gusting 16, 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

Mon 2 · 61 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Tue 3 · 51 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
9°C
Rain
12.1 mm

Wed 4 · 63 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 58 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 57 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 55 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 60 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 155, fair
  2. Mon 261, good
  3. Tue 351, fair
  4. Wed 463, good
  5. Thu 558, fair
  6. Fri 657, fair
  7. Sat 755, fair
  8. Sun 860, good
  9. Mon 961, good
  10. Tue 1064, 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 Karpenisiotis, Lower (Bridge Karista - Junction with Krikelopotamos/Trikeriotis)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov55, fair5 kn17kn10°C9.4 mm
Mon 2Nov61, good7 kn23kn12°C0.9 mm
Tue 3Nov51, fair4 kn18kn9°C12.1 mm
Wed 4Nov63, good4 kn16kn13°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov58, fair5 kn19kn10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov57, fair4 kn17kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov55, fair6 kn20kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov60, good4 kn13kn12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov61, good4 kn16kn11°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov64, good7 kn24kn13°C0 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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Karpenisiotis, Lower (Bridge Karista - Junction with Krikelopotamos/Trikeriotis)

A river section on the Karpenisiotis, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Karpenísi. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Karpenisiotis
  • 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 No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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$1,290–US$2,470 each

about US$1,290–US$2,470 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 GPA, estimated from distance and season, changing at ZRH, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$569–US$1,190
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$121–US$208
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$241–US$402
Food7 days eating outabout US$234–US$442
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$127–US$234
Totalabout US$1,290–US$2,470

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Karpenísi

Closest

Karpenísi

25 min by car · 28 places to stay

about US$94/nightcountry average

See 28 places to stay in Karpenísi · Booking.com

About Karpenísi its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$94 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 20h 15m

About 20h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → GPA, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH), then 1h 40m 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 50 km.

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