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Puente que cruza el río Cabriel hacia Tamayo - panoramio
Río Cabriel. Photo: DnTrotaMundos ☮, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Río Cabriel

Kayak spot · Spain

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

72Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: Wind 3 kn gusting 10, Air 18 °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 · 69 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Wed 4 · 65 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Thu 5 · 73 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0.8 mm

Fri 6 · 72 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 74 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 70 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 75 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 277, good
  2. Tue 369, good
  3. Wed 465, good
  4. Thu 573, good
  5. Fri 672, good
  6. Sat 774, good
  7. Sun 870, good
  8. Mon 975, good
  9. Tue 1075, good
  10. Wed 1165, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 1.9 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 Río Cabriel
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov77, good4 kn11kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov69, good7 kn17kn15°C0.4 mm
Wed 4Nov65, good9 kn20kn13°C0.1 mm
Thu 5Nov73, good7 kn18kn17°C0.8 mm
Fri 6Nov72, good5 kn13kn16°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov74, good2 kn9kn18°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov70, good6 kn16kn15°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov75, good3 kn10kn18°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov75, good1 kn7kn18°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov65, good2 kn6kn14°C5.4 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

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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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Photos of Río Cabriel

División del río Cabriel cerca del puente de Tamayo - panoramio
Photo: DnTrotaMundos ☮, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hoces del Cabriel en el municipio de Villamalea 02
Photo: 19Tarrestnom65, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Río Cabriel

A river section on the Río Cabriel, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II, on the international scale. It runs 1.9 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 33 km away. The town to stay in is Casas-Ibáñez. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Río Cabriel
  • Grade Grade II, on the international scale.
  • Length 1.9 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, 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$1,190–US$2,250 each

about US$1,190–US$2,250 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 MAD, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$470–US$973
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$242–US$403
Food7 days eating outabout US$235–US$443
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$262
Totalabout US$1,190–US$2,250

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Casas-Ibáñez

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Closest

Casas-Ibáñez

about 20 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Casas-Ibáñez · Booking.com

About Casas-Ibáñez its beds, food and every spot near it

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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 17h

About 17h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MAD, direct, then 4h 05m 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