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Sherbrooke - inondation centre-ville - 2019-04-21 - 01
Sherbrooke, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Cantons-de-l'Est, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Rivière Magog

Kayak spot · Canada

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

89Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 3 kn gusting 9, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 87 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 88 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
13°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Wed 4 · 96 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 93 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sat 7 · 72 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
7°C
Rain
7.8 mm

Sun 8 · 66 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 177, good
  2. Mon 287, good
  3. Tue 388, good
  4. Wed 496, good
  5. Thu 593, good
  6. Fri 695, good
  7. Sat 772, good
  8. Sun 866, good
  9. Mon 981, good
  10. Tue 1080, 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 Rivière Magog
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov77, good8 kn17kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov87, good6 kn13kn14°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov88, good3 kn7kn13°C2.4 mm
Wed 4Nov96, good3 kn9kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov93, good6 kn13kn18°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good1 kn7kn18°C0.6 mm
Sat 7Nov72, good8 kn17kn7°C7.8 mm
Sun 8Nov66, good9 kn24kn6°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good1 kn6kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good3 kn9kn8°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.

Map

the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Rivière Magog

A launch on the Rivière Magog. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 33 km away. The town to stay in is Sherbrooke.

  • River Rivière Magog
  • 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 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$1,100–US$2,000 each

about US$1,100–US$2,000 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 BTV, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$161–US$335
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$134–US$228
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$308–US$576
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,100–US$2,000

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Sherbrooke

Closest

Sherbrooke

6 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Sherbrooke · Booking.com

About Sherbrooke its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 6h 55m

About 6h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BTV, direct, then 2h 45m 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