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Centre ville d'Objat
Objat, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: AirScott, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Loyre, Orgnac sur Vézère (Pont D9E2) - Ceyrat (Pont D134)

Kayak spot · France

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

70Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 10: Wind 9 kn gusting 19, Air 20 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 61 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 64 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 66 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 70 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 75 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 79 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 361, good
  2. Wed 461, good
  3. Thu 564, good
  4. Fri 666, good
  5. Sat 764, good
  6. Sun 870, good
  7. Mon 975, good
  8. Tue 1079, good
  9. Wed 1178, good
  10. Thu 1250, fair

The spot in two facts

  • Grade IIIat its hardest
  • Moving 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 Loyre, Orgnac sur Vézère (Pont D9E2) - Ceyrat (Pont D134)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov61, good2 kn9kn11°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov61, good1 kn6kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov64, good1 kn7kn12°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov66, good4 kn9kn13°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov64, good1 kn7kn12°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov70, good5 kn15kn15°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov75, good9 kn18kn18°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good9 kn19kn20°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov78, good9 kn19kn20°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov50, fair12 kn32kn10°C9 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. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 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. Nov3of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Loyre, Orgnac sur Vézère (Pont D9E2) - Ceyrat (Pont D134)

A river section on the Loyre, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II to III, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 14 km away. The town to stay in is Objat.

  • River Loyre
  • Grade Grade II to III, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 14 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$1,420–US$2,640 each

about US$1,420–US$2,640 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CFE, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$993
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$235
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$329–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$584
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$289
Totalabout US$1,420–US$2,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Objat

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Closest

Objat

about 15 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Objat · Booking.com

About Objat 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 19h 20m

About 19h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CFE, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 2h 50m 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

  • Base de Loisirs de la Minoterie 14 km

  • La Passe à Gillard 19 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