SCA Isla Access Point
Kayak spot · UK
Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
83Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Wind 2 kn gusting 5, Air 11 °C
Tue 3 · 86 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 11°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Wed 4 · 84 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 10°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Thu 5 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 9°C
- Rain
- 0.5 mm
Fri 6 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 9°C
- Rain
- 0.6 mm
Sat 7 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 8°C
- Rain
- 0.9 mm
Sun 8 · 79 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 7°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Mon 9 · 75 out of 100
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 4°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 285, good
- Tue 386, good
- Wed 484, good
- Thu 583, good
- Fri 683, good
- Sat 781, good
- Sun 879, good
- Mon 975, good
- Tue 1080, good
- Wed 1179, 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.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 85, good | 1 kn | 6kn | 11°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 86, good | 2 kn | 5kn | 11°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 84, good | 4 kn | 9kn | 10°C | 0 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 83, good | 7 kn | 13kn | 9°C | 0.5 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 83, good | 6 kn | 13kn | 9°C | 0.6 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 81, good | 4 kn | 11kn | 8°C | 0.9 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 79, good | 2 kn | 8kn | 7°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 75, good | 1 kn | 6kn | 4°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 80, good | 4 kn | 10kn | 7°C | 1.2 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 79, good | 8 kn | 18kn | 8°C | 0 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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About SCA Isla Access Point
A launch on the River Isla. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 29 km away. The town to stay in is Perth.
- River River Isla
- 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 29 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$1,390–US$2,590 each
about US$1,390–US$2,590 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to EDI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$422–US$884 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$322–US$543 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$188–US$348 |
| Total | about US$1,390–US$2,590 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Perth
about 30 min by car · 69 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Perth 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 13h 15m
About 13h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → EDI, direct, then 1h 20m by road
Flights ORD → EDI on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
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Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.
Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits