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River Teith Callander
Teith. Photo: Clive Perrin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Teith

Kayak spot · UK

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

50Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: Wind 4 kn gusting 11, Air 7 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 51 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 40 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 51 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.8 mm

Sat 7 · 52 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 51 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 47 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 51 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 358, fair
  2. Wed 451, fair
  3. Thu 540, poor
  4. Fri 651, fair
  5. Sat 752, fair
  6. Sun 851, fair
  7. Mon 947, fair
  8. Tue 1051, fair
  9. Wed 1130, poor
  10. Thu 1223, poor

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best in Jul5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Teith
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov58, fair2 kn7kn10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov51, fair6 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov40, poor7 kn16kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov51, fair5 kn12kn8°C0.8 mm
Sat 7Nov52, fair4 kn11kn7°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov51, fair5 kn12kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov47, fair1 kn7kn4°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov51, fair2 kn7kn6°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov30, poor8 kn19kn3°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov23, poor7 kn24kn2°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

best in Jul

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

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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

put-in, take-out, 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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Photos of Teith

The River Teith at Callander
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Public pleasure grounds by the River Teith, Callander
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beside the River Teith
Photo: Doug Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

5 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Teith

A river section on the Teith, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II, on the international scale. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 41 km away. For new paddlers the best month is usually July, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Callander. Within 5 km we also list 5 kayak spots.

  • River Teith
  • Grade Grade II, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 41 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$1,390–US$2,590 each

about US$1,390–US$2,590 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 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to EDI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$422–US$885
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$235
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$322–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$188–US$349
Totalabout US$1,390–US$2,590

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Callander

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Closest

Callander

about 5 min by car · 39 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 39 places to stay in Callander · Booking.com

About Callander 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 13h 20m

About 13h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → EDI, direct, then 1h 25m by road

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

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

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