Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
98Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 20°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Wed 4 · 97 out of 100
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 23°C
- Rain
- 0.1 mm
Thu 5 · 96 out of 100
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 22°C
- Rain
- 0.6 mm
Fri 6 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 23°C
- Rain
- 19.5 mm
Sat 7 · 98 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 20°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 97 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 18°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Mon 9 · 94 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 17°C
- Rain
- 2.4 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 295, good
- Tue 3100, good
- Wed 497, good
- Thu 596, good
- Fri 6100, good
- Sat 798, good
- Sun 897, good
- Mon 994, good
- Tue 1082, good
- Wed 1174, 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 | 95, good | 4 kn | 9kn | 17°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 100, good | 2 kn | 10kn | 20°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 97, good | 7 kn | 16kn | 23°C | 0.1 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 96, good | 7 kn | 17kn | 22°C | 0.6 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 100, good | 4 kn | 14kn | 23°C | 19.5 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 98, good | 3 kn | 8kn | 20°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 97, good | 4 kn | 11kn | 18°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 94, good | 4 kn | 10kn | 17°C | 2.4 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 82, good | 7 kn | 15kn | 14°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 74, good | 6 kn | 11kntoo gusty | 12°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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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About South Deep Creek
A launch on the South Deep Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 km away. The town to stay in is Hamptonville.
- River South Deep Creek
- 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 km away.
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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$1,190–US$2,150 each
about US$1,190–US$2,150 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 GSO, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$147–US$301 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$348–US$583 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$201–US$375 |
| Total | about US$1,190–US$2,150 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Hamptonville
about 10 min by car
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Hamptonville 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 25m
About 5h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → GSO, direct, then 1h 35m by road
Flights ORD → GSO on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Hamptonville · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Hamptonville · GetYourGuide
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
No paddling school, club or hire with a name mapped within 25 km: the map has one 0.0 km away with no name.
Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits