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Orco, Strada Navioni - Casetti

Kayak spot · Italy

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

41Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: Wind 0 kn gusting 16, Air 3 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 40 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
0°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 40 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
-2°C
Rain
1.1 mm

Thu 5 · 40 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
0°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Fri 6 · 39 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 41 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
1°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 41 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
1°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 45 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 242, poor
  2. Tue 340, poor
  3. Wed 440, poor
  4. Thu 540, poor
  5. Fri 639, poor
  6. Sat 741, poor
  7. Sun 841, poor
  8. Mon 945, fair
  9. Tue 1046, fair
  10. Wed 1140, poor

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IV+its hardest rapid V
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Aug7 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Orco, Strada Navioni - Casetti
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov42, poor2 kn8kn2°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov40, poor1 kn6kn0°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov40, poor3 kn13kn-2°C1.1 mm
Thu 5Nov40, poor1 kn8kn0°C0.6 mm
Fri 6Nov39, poor2 kn13kn0°C6 mm
Sat 7Nov41, poor1 kn7kn1°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov41, poor0 kn15kn1°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov45, fair0 kn16kn3°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov46, fair1 kn8kn4°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov40, poor1 kn7kn0°C1.2 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

best Jun–Aug

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. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Orco, Strada Navioni - Casetti

A river section on the Orco, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade IV+, its hardest rapid V, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 33 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Locana. Within 5 km we also list 1 climbing area.

  • River Orco
  • Grade Grade IV+, its hardest rapid V, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 33 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$2,560 each

about US$1,360–US$2,560 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 2 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$497–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$564
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$262
Totalabout US$1,360–US$2,560

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Locana

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Closest

Locana

11 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Locana · Booking.com

About Locana 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 15h 45m

About 15h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 2h 10m 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