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Main gate of Fryeburg Fairgrounds
Fryeburg, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Adam, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Lovewell Pond Boat Ramp

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 6 kn gusting 14, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 95 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 96 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 98 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 94 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 88 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
17°C
Rain
13.8 mm

Sat 7 · 89 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
13°C
Rain
6.9 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 187, good
  2. Mon 295, good
  3. Tue 396, good
  4. Wed 498, good
  5. Thu 594, good
  6. Fri 688, good
  7. Sat 789, good
  8. Sun 878, good
  9. Mon 986, good
  10. Tue 1088, 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.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Lovewell Pond Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov87, good6 kn14kn12°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov95, good7 kn16kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov96, good3 kn9kn19°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov98, good6 kn14kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov94, good7 kn24kn19°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov88, good7 kn16kn17°C13.8 mm
Sat 7Nov89, good4 kn11kn13°C6.9 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good8 kn22kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov86, good3 kn8kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov88, good1 kn7kn14°C0 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Lovewell Pond Boat Ramp

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 48 km away. The town to stay in is Fryeburg. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot and 1 climbing area.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 48 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$1,220–US$2,210 each

about US$1,220–US$2,210 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 MDW to PWM, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$174–US$362
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$1,220–US$2,210

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Fryeburg

Closest

Fryeburg

11 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Fryeburg · Booking.com

About Fryeburg its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 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 5h 45m

About 5h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PWM, direct, then 1h 25m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits