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Tromsa, Lower (Brekkom - Fåvang)

Kayak spot · Norway

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

42Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: Wind 4 kn gusting 12, Air 4 °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 · 45 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 43 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 41 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
1°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 41 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
1°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 40 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
-1°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 40 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
-3°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 40 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
-2°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 346, fair
  2. Wed 445, fair
  3. Thu 543, poor
  4. Fri 641, poor
  5. Sat 741, poor
  6. Sun 840, poor
  7. Mon 940, poor
  8. Tue 1040, poor
  9. Wed 1140, poor
  10. Thu 1240, poor

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IV+at its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Aug6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Tromsa, Lower (Brekkom - Fåvang)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov46, fair1 kn9kn4°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov45, fair4 kn12kn4°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov43, poor4 kn11kn3°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov41, poor2 kn7kn1°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov41, poor3 kn10kn1°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov40, poor2 kn5kn-1°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov40, poor1 kn5kn-3°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov40, poor3 kn10kn-2°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov40, poor3 kn11kn-1°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov40, poor6 kn14kn-4°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 Jun–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for expert 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. Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 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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More kayaking near here

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Tromsa, Lower (Brekkom - Fåvang)

A river section on the Tromsa, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade IV+, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 37 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Fåvang.

  • River Tromsa
  • Grade Grade IV+, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits expert paddlers only, 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$1,680–US$3,090 each

about US$1,680–US$3,090 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to OSL, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$456–US$946
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$215–US$356
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$396–US$658
Food7 days eating outabout US$382–US$711
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$228–US$416
Totalabout US$1,680–US$3,090

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Fåvang

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Closest

Fåvang

about 15 min by car · 2 places to stay

about US$148/nightcountry average

See 2 places to stay in Fåvang · Booking.com

About Fåvang its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$148 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 19h 30m

About 19h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → OSL, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 2h 50m 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