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Sequatchie River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

75Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 3 kn gusting 9, Air 22 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 44 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kntoo gusty
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
13 kn
Gusts
32kntoo gusty
Air
18°C
Rain
9 mm

Thu 5 · 99 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Fri 6 · 91 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 87 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kntoo gusty
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 31 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kntoo gusty
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 285, good
  2. Tue 344, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 599, good
  5. Fri 691, good
  6. Sat 787, good
  7. Sun 878, good
  8. Mon 931, poor
  9. Tue 1080, good
  10. Wed 1195, 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 Sequatchie River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov85, good3 kn11kntoo gusty21°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov44, poor3 kn11kntoo gusty22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov0, poor13 kn32kntoo gusty18°C9 mm
Thu 5Nov99, good3 kn9kn22°C0.1 mm
Fri 6Nov91, good4 kn10kn20°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov87, good2 kn8kn18°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good4 kn12kntoo gusty15°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov31, poor7 kn17kntoo gusty9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good4 kn17kn12°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov95, good2 kn8kn17°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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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

the spot and 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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More kayaking near here

1 place

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Sequatchie River

A launch on the Sequatchie River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Pikeville. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Sequatchie River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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$1,180–US$2,130 each

about US$1,180–US$2,130 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 MDW to TYS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$134–US$282
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,180–US$2,130

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Pikeville

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Closest

Pikeville

about 5 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Pikeville · Booking.com

About Pikeville its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 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 5h 35m

About 5h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → TYS, direct, then 2h 15m 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 50 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits