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I-376 Along the Monongahela River - Pittsburgh
Mon Wharf Launch. Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Mon Wharf Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

97Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
21°C
Rain
1.9 mm

Fri 6 · 98 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 92 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 86 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 84 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 299, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 698, good
  6. Sat 792, good
  7. Sun 886, good
  8. Mon 984, good
  9. Tue 1084, good
  10. Wed 1184, 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 Mon Wharf Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov99, good3 kn9kn19°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good3 kn10kn21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good5 kn14kn23°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good9 kn21kn21°C1.9 mm
Fri 6Nov98, good1 kn7kn19°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov92, good7 kn16kn15°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov86, good6 kn17kn11°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good8 kn19kn10°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov84, good9 kn21kn9°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov84, good7 kn18kn10°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.

Map

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Photos of Mon Wharf Launch

Cori Weiland Tugboat on the Monogahela River - Pittsburgh
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Smithfield St Bridge
Photo: thederek412 from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
GAP Carsonite Mile Marker 148
Photo: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Mon Wharf Launch

A launch on the Monongahela River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 10 km away. The town to stay in is Pittsburgh. Within 5 km we also list 9 kayak spots.

  • River Monongahela River
  • 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 10 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$1,070–US$1,950 each

about US$1,070–US$1,950 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PIT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$127–US$268
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$81
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,070–US$1,950

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Pittsburgh

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Closest

Pittsburgh

about 5 min by car · 83 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 83 places to stay in Pittsburgh · Booking.com

About Pittsburgh 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 4h

About 4h door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PIT, direct, then 40 min by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Kayak Pittsburgh Aspinwall 10 km

  • Sylvan Canoe Club 15 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