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Naviglio Nuovo Pallavicino, Spot della Ghiacciaia

Kayak spot · Italy

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

65Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 67 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 67 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 62 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 65 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 61 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 61 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 367, good
  2. Wed 467, good
  3. Thu 567, good
  4. Fri 663, good
  5. Sat 762, good
  6. Sun 865, good
  7. Mon 961, good
  8. Tue 1061, good
  9. Wed 1162, good
  10. Thu 1262, good

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 Naviglio Nuovo Pallavicino, Spot della Ghiacciaia
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov67, good1 kn6kn14°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov67, good6 kn12kn14°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov67, good2 kn9kn14°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov63, good2 kn6kn12°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov62, good1 kn6kn11°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov65, good3 kn9kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov61, good2 kn6kn11°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov61, good1 kn6kn11°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov62, good3 kn6kn12°C3.3 mm
Thu 12Nov62, good4 kn12kn12°C4.5 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. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 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. Nov4of 7: a trip from Wed 4 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

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 Naviglio Nuovo Pallavicino, Spot della Ghiacciaia

A launch on the Naviglio Nuovo Pallavicino. Grade III, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 28 km away. The town to stay in is Soncino.

  • River Naviglio Nuovo Pallavicino
  • Grade Grade 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 28 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$1,360–US$2,550 each

about US$1,360–US$2,550 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 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$302–US$563
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$262
Totalabout US$1,360–US$2,550

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Soncino

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Closest

Soncino

9 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Soncino · Booking.com

About Soncino its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 15h 30m

About 15h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 1h 55m 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

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

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