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Clisson, the nearest town. Photo: Llann Wé², CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

La Sèvre Nantaise

Kayak spot · France

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

86Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 5 kn gusting 11, Air 13 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 66 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 74 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 88 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 88 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 86 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 87 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
15°C
Rain
3.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 274, good
  2. Tue 366, good
  3. Wed 474, good
  4. Thu 588, good
  5. Fri 688, good
  6. Sat 786, good
  7. Sun 890, good
  8. Mon 987, good
  9. Tue 1090, good
  10. Wed 1175, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 0.9 kmthe section

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 La Sèvre Nantaise
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov74, good10 kn24kn12°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov66, good11 kn21kn11°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov74, good9 kn17kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov88, good3 kn10kn12°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov88, good2 kn7kn13°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov86, good5 kn10kn11°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov90, good5 kn11kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov87, good7 kn16kn15°C3.3 mm
Tue 10Nov90, good7 kn19kn18°C4.2 mm
Wed 11Nov75, good9 kn23kn15°C3.3 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. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 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. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About La Sèvre Nantaise

A river section on the La Sèvre Nantaise, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 0.9 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.6 km away. The town to stay in is Clisson. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River La Sèvre Nantaise
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 0.9 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.6 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$1,310–US$2,460 each

about US$1,310–US$2,460 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 NTE, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$456–US$945
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$100
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$288
Totalabout US$1,310–US$2,460

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Clisson

Closest

Clisson

about 5 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 11 places to stay in Clisson · Booking.com

About Clisson 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 16h 55m

About 16h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → NTE, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 45 min by road

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

On the water

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