Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
87Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Wind 4 kn gusting 9, Air 16 °C
Tue 3 · 80 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 8°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Wed 4 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 9°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Thu 5 · 74 out of 100
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 10°C
- Rain
- 6.6 mm
Fri 6 · 85 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 11°C
- Rain
- 3.6 mm
Sat 7 · 86 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 11°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 89 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 14°C
- Rain
- 2.7 mm
Mon 9 · 94 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 16°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 280, good
- Tue 380, good
- Wed 483, good
- Thu 574, good
- Fri 685, good
- Sat 786, good
- Sun 889, good
- Mon 994, good
- Tue 1096, good
The spot in one fact
- Flat waterthe water
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 80, good | 5 kn | 11kn | 9°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 80, good | 6 kn | 12kn | 8°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 83, good | 5 kn | 11kn | 9°C | 0 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 74, good | 7 kn | 15kn | 10°C | 6.6 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 85, good | 2 kn | 7kn | 11°C | 3.6 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 86, good | 4 kn | 10kn | 11°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 89, good | 6 kn | 12kn | 14°C | 2.7 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 94, good | 4 kn | 9kn | 16°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 96, good | 5 kn | 15kn | 20°C | 0 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.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About La Besbre
A launch on the La Besbre. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 km away. The town to stay in is Trezelles.
- River La Besbre
- 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 km away.
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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$1,410–US$2,640 each
about US$1,410–US$2,640 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to CFE, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$476–US$992 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$328–US$543 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$154–US$288 |
| Total | about US$1,410–US$2,640 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Trezelles
10 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Trezelles 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 18h 10m
About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CFE, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h 35m by road
Flights ORD → CFE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Trezelles · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Trezelles · GetYourGuide
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
No paddling school, club or hire with a name mapped within 25 km: the map has one 0.0 km away with no name.
Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits