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Kolpa, Bosljiva Loka - Kuželj

Kayak spot · Slovenia

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

53Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: Wind 2 kn gusting 9, Air 9 °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 · 47 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
5°C
Rain
6 mm

Tue 3 · 48 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
5°C
Rain
2.3 mm

Wed 4 · 52 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.7 mm

Thu 5 · 54 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 55 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 53 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 54 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
8°C
Rain
3.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 146, fair
  2. Mon 247, fair
  3. Tue 348, fair
  4. Wed 452, fair
  5. Thu 554, fair
  6. Fri 655, fair
  7. Sat 753, fair
  8. Sun 854, fair
  9. Mon 963, good
  10. Tue 1061, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 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 Kolpa, Bosljiva Loka - Kuželj
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov46, fair6 kn21kn5°C4.6 mm
Mon 2Nov47, fair3 kn10kn5°C6 mm
Tue 3Nov48, fair2 kn6kn5°C2.3 mm
Wed 4Nov52, fair3 kn10kn6°C0.7 mm
Thu 5Nov54, fair4 kn11kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov55, fair2 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov53, fair2 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov54, fair1 kn7kn8°C3.3 mm
Mon 9Nov63, good2 kn6kn14°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov61, good2 kn13kn12°C6 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 grade III 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. Mar3of 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. Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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 Kolpa, Bosljiva Loka - Kuželj

A river section on the Kolpa, 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 41 km away. For grade III 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 Cabar.

  • River Kolpa
  • 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 41 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$1,210–US$2,310 each

about US$1,210–US$2,310 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to RJK, estimated from distance and season, changing at ZRH, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,080
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$80–US$134
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$134–US$255
Totalabout US$1,210–US$2,310

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Cabar

Closest

Cabar

24 min by car

about US$94/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Cabar · Booking.com

About Cabar 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 18h 20m

About 18h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → RJK, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH), then 55 min 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