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Río Tuela

Kayak spot · Spain

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

60Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 8 kn gusting 20, Air 13 °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 · 62 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 57 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 58 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 61 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 60 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 65 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 50 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
29kn
Air
11°C
Rain
14.1 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 273, good
  2. Tue 362, good
  3. Wed 457, fair
  4. Thu 558, fair
  5. Fri 661, good
  6. Sat 760, good
  7. Sun 865, good
  8. Mon 950, fair
  9. Tue 1041, poor
  10. Wed 1156, fair

The spot in four facts

  • Grade IVat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 6.8 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 Tuela
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov73, good7 kn19kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov62, good4 kn14kn12°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov57, fair3 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov58, fair5 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov61, good4 kn13kn11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov60, good3 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov65, good8 kn20kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov50, fair11 kn29kn11°C14.1 mm
Tue 10Nov41, poor11 kn29kn11°C12.9 mm
Wed 11Nov56, fair9 kn25kn11°C7.5 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 expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 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. Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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 Río Tuela

A river section on the Río Tuela, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade IV, on the international scale. It runs 6.8 km along the river. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 21 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Trives. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Río Tuela
  • Grade Grade IV, on the international scale.
  • Length 6.8 km along the river.
  • 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 21 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$2,200 each

about US$1,170–US$2,200 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 VGO, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$442–US$918
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$241–US$402
Food7 days eating outabout US$234–US$442
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$261
Totalabout US$1,170–US$2,200

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Trives

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Closest

Trives

about 1h 20m by car · 4 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Trives · Booking.com

About Trives 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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 19h 35m

About 19h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → VGO, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 2h 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

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