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St Barthelemy le Meil, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

L'Eyrieux

Kayak spot · France

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

59Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: Wind 5 kn gusting 13, Air 12 °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 · 55 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 55 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 55 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 60 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 57 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 60 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 63 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 254, fair
  2. Tue 354, fair
  3. Wed 456, fair
  4. Thu 556, fair
  5. Fri 659, fair
  6. Sat 759, fair
  7. Sun 860, good
  8. Mon 963, good
  9. Tue 1066, good
  10. Wed 1163, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IVat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 3.5 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 L'Eyrieux
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov54, fair10 kn22kn7°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov54, fair6 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov56, fair4 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov56, fair2 kn8kn10°C6.1 mm
Fri 6Nov59, fair2 kn8kn10°C2.4 mm
Sat 7Nov59, fair4 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov60, good5 kn13kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov63, good5 kn13kn12°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov66, good10 kn23kn13°C1.5 mm
Wed 11Nov63, good6 kn18kn13°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 expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 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. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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

1 place

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About L'Eyrieux

A river section on the L'Eyrieux, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade IV, on the international scale. It runs 3.5 km along the river. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.3 km away. The town to stay in is St Barthelemy le Meil. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River L'Eyrieux
  • Grade Grade IV, on the international scale.
  • Length 3.5 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 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.3 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$1,430–US$2,660 each

about US$1,430–US$2,660 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to GNB, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,010
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
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$1,430–US$2,660

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: St Barthelemy le Meil

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Closest

St Barthelemy le Meil

about 10 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in St Barthelemy le Meil · Booking.com

About St Barthelemy le Meil 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 25m

About 18h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → GNB, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 45m 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

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