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North Hemlock Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

95Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 95 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
19°C
Rain
6.5 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 92 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
16°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 82 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.9 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 298, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 595, good
  5. Fri 695, good
  6. Sat 792, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 982, good
  9. Tue 1073, good
  10. Wed 1179, good

The spot in one fact

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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 North Hemlock Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov98, good5 kn13kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good8 kn17kn20°C0.4 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good6 kn14kn22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov95, good4 kn13kn19°C6.5 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good4 kn11kn17°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov92, good6 kn15kn16°C1.2 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good7 kn18kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good7 kn16kn9°C0.9 mm
Tue 10Nov73, good8 kn18kn8°C1.2 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good9 kn21kn7°C1.5 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.

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About

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About North Hemlock Boat Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Conesus.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • 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$1,130–US$2,040 each

about US$1,130–US$2,040 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to ROC, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$141–US$288
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$94–US$154
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$1,130–US$2,040

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Conesus

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Closest

Conesus

about 15 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Conesus · Booking.com

About Conesus 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 4h 30m

About 4h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ROC, direct, then 1h 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