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Upper Leland Pond Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

92Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 9 kn gusting 18, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
18°C
Rain
8.9 mm

Fri 6 · 93 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 88 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Mon 9 · 77 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
6°C
Rain
3 mm

Tue 10 · 79 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
7°C
Rain
2.1 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 389, good
  2. Wed 499, good
  3. Thu 596, good
  4. Fri 693, good
  5. Sat 793, good
  6. Sun 888, good
  7. Mon 977, good
  8. Tue 1079, good
  9. Wed 1166, good
  10. Thu 1280, good

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 Upper Leland Pond Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov89, good7 kn12kn14°C1.5 mm
Wed 4Nov99, good9 kn18kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov96, good8 kn18kn18°C8.9 mm
Fri 6Nov93, good2 kn7kn16°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov93, good4 kn10kn17°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov88, good5 kn13kn12°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov77, good9 kn17kn6°C3 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good10 kn25kn7°C2.1 mm
Wed 11Nov66, good12 kn23kn4°C1.5 mm
Thu 12Nov80, good8 kn19kn8°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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About Upper Leland Pond Boat Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 37 km away. The town to stay in is Hamilton.

  • 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 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$1,190–US$2,160 each

about US$1,190–US$2,160 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 SYR, estimated from distance and season, 4 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$148–US$309
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,190–US$2,160

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Hamilton

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Closest

Hamilton

about 15 min by car · 13 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 13 places to stay in Hamilton · Booking.com

About Hamilton 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 10m

About 5h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SYR, direct, then 1h 15m 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 25 km.

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