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Dunlap, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stone Cave Road

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

94Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 89 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
20kntoo gusty
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
23kntoo gusty
Air
19°C
Rain
17.3 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 92 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 94 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 84 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 291, good
  2. Tue 389, good
  3. Wed 482, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 792, good
  7. Sun 894, good
  8. Mon 984, good
  9. Tue 1077, good
  10. Wed 110, poor

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 Stone Cave Road
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov91, good7 kn20kntoo gusty21°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov89, good6 kn20kntoo gusty21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good7 kn23kntoo gusty19°C17.3 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good5 kn14kn23°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good5 kn14kn21°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov92, good5 kn15kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov94, good5 kn13kn17°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good4 kn15kn14°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov77, good8 kn21kn9°C1.2 mm
Wed 11Nov0, poor9 kn29kntoo gusty10°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.

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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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Stone Cave Road

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 Dunlap. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • 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 30 October 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$281
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$1,180–US$2,130

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Dunlap

Closest

Dunlap

about 15 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Dunlap · Booking.com

About Dunlap 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 6h

About 6h door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → TYS, direct, then 2h 40m 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