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Zervynos, restauruota sodyba
Zervynos, the nearest town. Photo: Hugo.arg ( talk ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Ūla

Kayak spot · Lithuania

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 4 kn gusting 10, Air 8 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 182, good
  2. Mon 280, good
  3. Tue 381, good
  4. Wed 479, good
  5. Thu 578, good
  6. Fri 679, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 879, good
  9. Mon 979, good
  10. Tue 1076, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 16.1 kmthe section

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 Ūla
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov82, good4 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov80, good3 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good4 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good6 kn16kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov78, good7 kn20kn10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good6 kn16kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good5 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good3 kn7kn6°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good5 kn12kn7°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov76, good5 kn14kn4°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. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 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. Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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

1 place

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ūla

A river section on the Ūla, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 16 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. The town to stay in is Zervynos. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Ūla
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 16 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 16 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$1,190–US$2,270 each

about US$1,190–US$2,270 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 KUN, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$509–US$1,060
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$100–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$234–US$389
Food7 days eating outabout US$228–US$429
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$121–US$221
Totalabout US$1,190–US$2,270

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Zervynos

Closest

Zervynos

1 min by car · 1 place to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 1 place to stay in Zervynos · Booking.com

About Zervynos its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: Zervynos, 0 km. We have not checked places to stay in Zervynos yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Aukštadvaris, 52 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.

About US$87 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 19h 40m

About 19h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → KUN, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 2h by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Dzūkijos uoga kayak rentals 16 km

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits