Is it worth the trip?
93Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Wind 3 kn gusting 12, Air 23 °C
Tue 3 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 7°C
- Rain
- 0.2 mm
Wed 4 · 85 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 10°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Thu 5 · 89 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 13°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 92 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 15°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sat 7 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 17°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 96 out of 100
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 17°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Mon 9 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 23°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 286, good
- Tue 381, good
- Wed 485, good
- Thu 589, good
- Fri 692, good
- Sat 793, good
- Sun 896, good
- Mon 9100, good
- Tue 1099, good
- Wed 110, poor
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 | 86, good | 4 kn | 11kn | 11°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 81, good | 3 kn | 10kn | 7°C | 0.2 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 85, good | 4 kn | 10kn | 10°C | 0 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 89, good | 2 kn | 7kn | 13°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 92, good | 2 kn | 6kn | 15°C | 0 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 93, good | 4 kn | 9kn | 17°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 96, good | 0 kn | 8kn | 17°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 100, good | 3 kn | 12kn | 23°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 99, good | 3 kn | 13kn | 20°C | 0.6 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | 13 kn | 34kntoo gusty | 11°C | 2.7 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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More kayaking near here
5 places
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- Le Gave de Pau 8.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Sport Nature Hautes-Pyrénées
A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. The town to stay in is Lourdes. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.
- 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.
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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$1,300–US$2,440 each
about US$1,300–US$2,440 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 LDE, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$476–US$985 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$27–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$328–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$154–US$288 |
| Total | about US$1,300–US$2,440 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Lourdes
about 20 min by car · 204 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Lourdes 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 17h 15m
About 17h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LDE, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 30 min by road
Flights ORD → LDE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Lourdes · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Lourdes · GetYourGuide
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.
Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits