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Center of Bristol, NH, in 2026
Bristol New Hampshire, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Mooney Clark Landing

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

92Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 4 kn gusting 11, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 94 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Fri 6 · 93 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
16°C
Rain
6 mm

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 81 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 295, good
  2. Tue 394, good
  3. Wed 499, good
  4. Thu 596, good
  5. Fri 693, good
  6. Sat 784, good
  7. Sun 879, good
  8. Mon 981, good
  9. Tue 1078, good
  10. Wed 1169, 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 Mooney Clark Landing
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov95, good7 kn16kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov94, good2 kn8kn17°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov99, good4 kn11kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov96, good6 kn15kn19°C0.6 mm
Fri 6Nov93, good1 kn6kn16°C6 mm
Sat 7Nov84, good5 kn13kn12°C1.5 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good7 kn20kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good2 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good7 kn17kn7°C3 mm
Wed 11Nov69, good2 kn21kntoo gusty8°C6 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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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

the spot and 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 Mooney Clark Landing

A launch on the Pemigewasset River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Bristol New Hampshire.

  • River Pemigewasset 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 No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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$1,210–US$2,200 each

about US$1,210–US$2,200 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 MHT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$167–US$348
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$1,210–US$2,200

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bristol New Hampshire

Closest

Bristol New Hampshire

about 15 min by car · 2 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 2 places to stay in Bristol New Hampshire · Booking.com

About Bristol New Hampshire 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 50m

About 5h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MHT, direct, then 1h 40m 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 50 km.

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