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Aukštadvaris, vienuolynas 1
Aukštadvaris, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Verknė

Kayak spot · Lithuania

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

73Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 2 kn gusting 9, Air 6 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 77 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 77 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 66 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 58 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
15kntoo gusty
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 72 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 60 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
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 176, good
  2. Mon 277, good
  3. Tue 377, good
  4. Wed 466, good
  5. Thu 558, fair
  6. Fri 672, good
  7. Sat 760, good
  8. Sun 878, good
  9. Mon 969, good
  10. Tue 1066, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jul–Aug7 good days in 7

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 Verknė
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov76, good4 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov77, good3 kn7kn7°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov77, good2 kn6kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov66, good5 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov58, fair8 kn15kntoo gusty9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov72, good3 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov60, good7 kn14kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good2 kn9kn6°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov69, good6 kn13kn6°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov66, good6 kn16kn6°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 Jul–Aug

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

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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

the spot and 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

4 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Verknė

A launch on the Verknė. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 20 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Aukštadvaris. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site and 1 kayak spot.

  • River Verknė
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • 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 20 km away.

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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: Aukštadvaris

Closest

Aukštadvaris

5 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Aukštadvaris · Booking.com

About Aukštadvaris its beds, food and every spot near it

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 18h 55m

About 18h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → KUN, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 15m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Žemyn upe 20 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