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Shushan Landing

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 5 kn gusting 13, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 92 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
19°C
Rain
2.2 mm

Fri 6 · 89 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
17°C
Rain
14.4 mm

Sat 7 · 91 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 86 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 295, good
  2. Tue 392, good
  3. Wed 499, good
  4. Thu 596, good
  5. Fri 689, good
  6. Sat 791, good
  7. Sun 884, good
  8. Mon 986, good
  9. Tue 1083, good
  10. Wed 1179, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 7.6 kmthe section

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 Shushan Landing
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov95, good5 kn13kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov92, good1 kn6kn15°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov99, good5 kn13kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov96, good11 kn22kn19°C2.2 mm
Fri 6Nov89, good2 kn7kn17°C14.4 mm
Sat 7Nov91, good3 kn11kn14°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good9 kn20kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov86, good5 kn11kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov83, good8 kn19kn9°C0.9 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good10 kn27kn7°C2.1 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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

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About Shushan Landing

A river section on the Batten Kill, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 7.6 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.3 km away. The town to stay in is Cambridge New York.

  • River Batten Kill
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 7.6 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.3 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$1,200–US$2,180 each

about US$1,200–US$2,180 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 MDW to ALB, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$154–US$328
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$1,200–US$2,180

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Cambridge New York

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Closest

Cambridge New York

about 15 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Cambridge New York · Booking.com

About Cambridge New York 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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 10m

About 5h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ALB, direct, then 1h 15m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

River level

Gauge at BATTEN KILL BELOW MILL AT BATTENVILLE NY, 11 km downstream: 4.56 m³/s, very low for November (updated 2 h ago). Low.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Schuyler Yacht Basin Kayak Rentals 19 km

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