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Leizaran

Kayak spot · Spain

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

67Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 11 kn gusting 28, Air 18 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 57 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Wed 4 · 62 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 67 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 70 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 67 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
15°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Sun 8 · 75 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
28kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 55 out of 100

Wind
14 kn
Gusts
37kn
Air
18°C
Rain
1.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 262, good
  2. Tue 357, fair
  3. Wed 462, good
  4. Thu 567, good
  5. Fri 670, good
  6. Sat 767, good
  7. Sun 875, good
  8. Mon 955, fair
  9. Tue 1059, fair
  10. Wed 1160, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IVits hardest rapid V
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 3.1 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 Leizaran
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov62, good6 kn16kn11°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov57, fair6 kn15kn9°C0.4 mm
Wed 4Nov62, good1 kn6kn12°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov67, good0 kn6kn14°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov70, good2 kn7kn16°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov67, good9 kn21kn15°C1.2 mm
Sun 8Nov75, good11 kn28kn18°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov55, fair14 kn37kn18°C1.5 mm
Tue 10Nov59, fair14 kn35kn21°C1.2 mm
Wed 11Nov60, good10 kn26kn12°C4.2 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 expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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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Photos of Leizaran

A la Vía Verde del Plazaola 10
Photo: Cherubino, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Uranzu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Leizaran

A river section, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade IV, its hardest rapid V, on the international scale. It runs 3.1 km along the river. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. The town to stay in is Orio.

  • Grade Grade IV, its hardest rapid V, on the international scale.
  • Length 3.1 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 16 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$1,150–US$2,170 each

about US$1,150–US$2,170 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 EAS, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$469–US$971
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$94
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$141–US$261
Totalabout US$1,150–US$2,170

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Orio

Closest

Orio

28 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Orio · Booking.com

About Orio its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$87 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 25m

About 17h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → EAS, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 45 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

  • Donostiarra Arraun Elkartea 16 km

  • Alokayak 16 km

  • Santiagotarrak 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