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Pilica

Kayak spot · Poland

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 8 kn gusting 16, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 81 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 76 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
4°C
Rain
3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 281, good
  2. Tue 381, good
  3. Wed 481, good
  4. Thu 582, good
  5. Fri 681, good
  6. Sat 779, good
  7. Sun 880, good
  8. Mon 976, good
  9. Tue 1077, good
  10. Wed 1181, 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 Pilica
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov81, good4 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good7 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov81, good6 kn13kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good8 kn16kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good4 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good4 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good4 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov76, good1 kn8kn4°C3 mm
Tue 10Nov77, good6 kn14kn5°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov81, good9 kn18kn8°C0 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.

Map

the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Pilica

A launch on the Pilica. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.0 km away. The town to stay in is Bia Obrzegi.

  • River Pilica
  • 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 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.0 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$1,170–US$2,220 each

about US$1,170–US$2,220 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 KRK, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,070
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$87–US$147
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$228–US$375
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$114–US$208
Totalabout US$1,170–US$2,220

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bia Obrzegi

Closest

Bia Obrzegi

3 min by car · 1 place to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 1 place to stay in Bia Obrzegi · Booking.com

About Bia Obrzegi its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: Bia Obrzegi, 1 km. We have not checked places to stay in Bia Obrzegi yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Warszawa, 64 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.

About US$87 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 17h 45m

About 17h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → KRK, direct, then 3h 40m by road

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

On the water

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