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Crozant (Creuse).
Crozant, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Daniel Jolivet, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sedelle, Pont de Charreau - Crozant (Pont)

Kayak spot · France

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

67Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 10: Wind 3 kn gusting 13, Air 18 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 61 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 66 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 62 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 61 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 68 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 69 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 73 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
18°C
Rain
3.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 353, fair
  2. Wed 461, good
  3. Thu 566, good
  4. Fri 662, good
  5. Sat 761, good
  6. Sun 868, good
  7. Mon 969, good
  8. Tue 1073, good
  9. Wed 1172, good
  10. Thu 1264, good

The spot in two facts

  • Grade IVat its hardest
  • Moving 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 Sedelle, Pont de Charreau - Crozant (Pont)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov53, fair11 kn21kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov61, good6 kn13kn11°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov66, good2 kn8kn13°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov62, good3 kn9kn11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov61, good2 kn8kn11°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov68, good3 kn9kn14°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov69, good3 kn11kn15°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov73, good3 kn13kn18°C3.3 mm
Wed 11Nov72, good4 kn10kn17°C0.9 mm
Thu 12Nov64, good5 kn11kn12°C0.3 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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Sedelle, Pont de Charreau - Crozant (Pont)

A river section on the Sedelle, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III to IV, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.1 km away. The town to stay in is Crozant.

  • River Sedelle
  • Grade Grade III to IV, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.1 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$1,400–US$2,610 each

about US$1,400–US$2,610 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 TUF, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$463–US$959
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$235
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$329–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$584
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$289
Totalabout US$1,400–US$2,610

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Crozant

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Closest

Crozant

about 5 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Crozant · Booking.com

About Crozant 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 50m

About 18h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → TUF, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 2h 40m 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