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Near Trebbia, Gole (Marsaglia - Bobbio). Photo: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Trebbia, Gole (Marsaglia - Bobbio)

Kayak spot · Italy

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

56Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: Wind 5 kn gusting 14, Air 11 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 56 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 56 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Thu 5 · 57 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 51 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
6°C
Rain
4.2 mm

Sat 7 · 56 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Sun 8 · 59 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 57 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 256, fair
  2. Tue 356, fair
  3. Wed 456, fair
  4. Thu 557, fair
  5. Fri 651, fair
  6. Sat 756, fair
  7. Sun 859, fair
  8. Mon 957, fair
  9. Tue 1056, fair
  10. Wed 1152, fair

The spot in two facts

  • Grade II+at its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Trebbia, Gole (Marsaglia - Bobbio)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov56, fair8 kn24kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov56, fair7 kn22kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov56, fair5 kn19kn9°C0.2 mm
Thu 5Nov57, fair5 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov51, fair4 kn12kn6°C4.2 mm
Sat 7Nov56, fair3 kn10kn8°C0.9 mm
Sun 8Nov59, fair5 kn14kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov57, fair3 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov56, fair3 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov52, fair3 kn9kn6°C0.9 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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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 Trebbia, Gole (Marsaglia - Bobbio)

Fiume Trebbia (Piacenza) - panoramio (4)
Near Trebbia, Gole (Marsaglia - Bobbio). Photo: Fabio Poggi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Trebbia, Gole (Marsaglia - Bobbio)

A river section on the Trebbia, 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 37 km away. The town to stay in is Bobbio.

  • River Trebbia
  • 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 37 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$1,360–US$2,550 each

about US$1,360–US$2,550 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 ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$301–US$563
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$261
Totalabout US$1,360–US$2,550

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bobbio

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Closest

Bobbio

11 min by car · 19 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 19 places to stay in Bobbio · Booking.com

About Bobbio its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 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 15h 50m

About 15h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 2h 10m 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