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Neuve Maison

Kayak spot · France

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 2 kn gusting 12, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 83 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 73 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 71 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 84 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 185, good
  2. Mon 283, good
  3. Tue 373, good
  4. Wed 471, good
  5. Thu 584, good
  6. Fri 682, good
  7. Sat 780, good
  8. Sun 881, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1078, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 4 kmthe section

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 Neuve Maison
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov85, good6 kn13kn11°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov83, good6 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov73, good9 kn18kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov71, good9 kn22kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov84, good2 kn12kn10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good2 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good7 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good4 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good5 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good9 kn24kn14°C0.3 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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. Feb4of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Neuve Maison

A river section on the L'Oise, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 4.0 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 5.8 km away. The town to stay in is Hirson. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River L'Oise
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 4.0 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 5.8 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$1,400–US$2,610 each

about US$1,400–US$2,610 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 ORD to BRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$965
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$288
Totalabout US$1,400–US$2,610

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Hirson

Closest

Hirson

7 min by car · 1 place to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 1 place to stay in Hirson · Booking.com

About Hirson 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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 15h 05m

About 15h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BRU, direct, then 2h 15m by road

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

On the water

River level

River level at L'Oise à Hirson - mire historique: its gauge has sent no reading in the last day, so check it before you go.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River flow in France: Hub'Eau (hubeau.eaufrance.fr), data from the hydrometric services (SCHAPI, DREAL), Licence Ouverte 2.0. Credits

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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