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Sheffield, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Rannapo Road Access

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 7 kn gusting 18, Air 19 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 98 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 94 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
17°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Fri 6 · 94 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
17°C
Rain
12.6 mm

Sat 7 · 94 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 84 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
11°C
Rain
3.6 mm

Tue 10 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.9 mm

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 396, good
  2. Wed 498, good
  3. Thu 594, good
  4. Fri 694, good
  5. Sat 794, good
  6. Sun 890, good
  7. Mon 984, good
  8. Tue 1082, good
  9. Wed 1175, 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 Rannapo Road Access
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov96, good6 kn14kn18°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov98, good7 kn18kn19°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov94, good7 kn16kn17°C2.1 mm
Fri 6Nov94, good2 kn6kn17°C12.6 mm
Sat 7Nov94, good6 kn14kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov90, good4 kn10kn14°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good10 kn22kn11°C3.6 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good6 kn25kn9°C0.9 mm
Wed 11Nov75, good10 kn25kn6°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.

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About

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About Rannapo Road Access

A launch on the Stoney Brook. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 29 km away. The town to stay in is Sheffield. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Stoney Brook
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 29 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$1,210–US$2,190 each

about US$1,210–US$2,190 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 MDW to BDL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$161–US$335
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,210–US$2,190

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Sheffield

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Closest

Sheffield

about 10 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Sheffield · Booking.com

About Sheffield 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 25m

About 5h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → BDL, direct, then 1h 20m 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 25 km.

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