La Boutonne
Kayak spot · France
Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
89Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Wind 5 kn gusting 11, Air 16 °C
Mon 2 · 85 out of 100
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 12°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tue 3 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 11°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Wed 4 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 9°C
- Rain
- 0.3 mm
Thu 5 · 90 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 14°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 90 out of 100
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 14°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sat 7 · 87 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 12°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 16°C
- Rain
- 0.9 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 191, good
- Mon 285, good
- Tue 381, good
- Wed 483, good
- Thu 590, good
- Fri 690, good
- Sat 787, good
- Sun 893, good
- Mon 998, good
- Tue 1099, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 91, good | 9 kn | 17kn | 14°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 2Nov | 85, good | 10 kn | 20kn | 12°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 81, good | 12 kn | 22kn | 11°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 83, good | 6 kn | 12kn | 9°C | 0.3 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 90, good | 3 kn | 8kn | 14°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 90, good | 1 kn | 7kn | 14°C | 0 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 87, good | 6 kn | 10kn | 12°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 93, good | 5 kn | 11kn | 16°C | 0.9 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 98, good | 8 kn | 16kn | 19°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 99, good | 9 kn | 18kn | 20°C | 0 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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the spot and its town
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More kayaking near here
1 place
- Kayak Club Angérien 3.3 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About La Boutonne
A launch on the La Boutonne. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.3 km away. The town to stay in is Saint-Jean-d'Angély. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.
- River La Boutonne
- 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 3.3 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$1,400–US$2,600 each
about US$1,400–US$2,600 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 LRH, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$462–US$951 |
| 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$1,400–US$2,600 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Saint-Jean-d'Angély
4 min by car · 8 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Saint-Jean-d'Angély 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 17h 35m
About 17h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LRH, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 20m by road
Flights ORD → LRH on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Saint-Jean-d'Angély · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Saint-Jean-d'Angély · GetYourGuide
River level
Gauge at La Boutonne à Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap: 1.04 m³/s, low for November (updated 31 min 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 flow in France: Hub'Eau (hubeau.eaufrance.fr), data from the hydrometric services (SCHAPI, DREAL), Licence Ouverte 2.0. Credits
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
Kayak Club Angérien 3.3 km
La Paillotte 25 km
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