Staying Home Sucks, home
Street in Candelario
Candelario, the nearest town, 13 km away. Photo: Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Río Cuerpo de Hombre

Kayak spot · Spain

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

63Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 66 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 63 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 67 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 67 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 65 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
16°C
Rain
2.7 mm

Mon 9 · 48 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
15°C
Rain
4.8 mm

Tue 10 · 43 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
14°C
Rain
10.2 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 348, fair
  2. Wed 466, good
  3. Thu 563, good
  4. Fri 667, good
  5. Sat 767, good
  6. Sun 865, good
  7. Mon 948, fair
  8. Tue 1043, poor
  9. Wed 1168, good
  10. Thu 1266, good

The spot in four facts

  • Grade IIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 7.8 kmthe section
  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

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 Cuerpo de Hombre
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov48, fair11 kn27kn14°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov66, good3 kn11kn14°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov63, good6 kn17kn14°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov67, good6 kn17kn16°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov67, good4 kn12kn14°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov65, good7 kn19kn16°C2.7 mm
Mon 9Nov48, fair10 kn26kn15°C4.8 mm
Tue 10Nov43, poor6 kn24kn14°C10.2 mm
Wed 11Nov68, good4 kn15kn15°C0.3 mm
Thu 12Nov66, good4 kn12kn14°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.

Best time to go

best Jun–Sep

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

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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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More kayaking near here

1 place

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Río Cuerpo de Hombre

A river section on the Río Cuerpo de Hombre, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II, on the international scale. It runs 7.8 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 39 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Candelario.

  • River Río Cuerpo de Hombre
  • Grade Grade II, on the international scale.
  • Length 7.8 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 39 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: Candelario

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Closest

Candelario

about 25 min by car · 28 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 28 places to stay in Candelario · Booking.com

About Candelario 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 16h 40m

About 16h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MAD, direct, then 3h 45m 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