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Valle de Hecho calle
Hecho, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Roberto Abizanda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Río Veral

Kayak spot · Spain

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

67Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: Wind 9 kn gusting 22, Air 19 °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 · 48 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
9.4 mm

Wed 4 · 60 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 66 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.7 mm

Fri 6 · 68 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 70 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 72 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
19°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 274, good
  2. Tue 348, fair
  3. Wed 460, good
  4. Thu 566, good
  5. Fri 668, good
  6. Sat 764, good
  7. Sun 870, good
  8. Mon 972, good
  9. Tue 1068, good
  10. Wed 1143, poor

The spot in four facts

  • Grade IIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 2.4 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 Veral
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov74, good5 kn13kn18°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov48, fair3 kn8kn6°C9.4 mm
Wed 4Nov60, good3 kn12kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov66, good5 kn14kn13°C0.7 mm
Fri 6Nov68, good2 kn9kn14°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov64, good5 kn13kn14°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov70, good7 kn17kn17°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov72, good9 kn22kn19°C1.2 mm
Tue 10Nov68, good8 kn20kn16°C2.4 mm
Wed 11Nov43, poor13 kn31kn12°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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 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. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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 Veral

A river section on the Río Veral, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II, on the international scale. It runs 2.4 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 36 km away. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hecho. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Río Veral
  • Grade Grade II, on the international scale.
  • Length 2.4 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 36 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PNA, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$469–US$971
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$1,190–US$2,250

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Hecho

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Closest

Hecho

about 20 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Hecho · Booking.com

About Hecho 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 18h 10m

About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PNA, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 35m 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