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Auzat, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Montcalm, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Vicdessos, Marc - Auzat

Kayak spot · France

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

Not for grade III paddlers. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade.

The spot in two facts

  • Grade Vat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

Not for grade III paddlers. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. See it for expert paddlers.

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put-in, take-out, its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Vicdessos, Marc - Auzat

A river section on the Vicdessos, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade IV to V, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.8 km away. The town to stay in is Auzat.

  • River Vicdessos
  • Grade Grade IV to V, 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.8 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$1,420–US$2,650 each

about US$1,420–US$2,650 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 LEU, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$288
Totalabout US$1,420–US$2,650

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Auzat

Closest

Auzat

11 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Auzat · Booking.com

About Auzat its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 17h 50m

About 17h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LEU, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 05m 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

  • RocRoi Adventure Center;RocRoi Grandvalira - Andorra;ROCROI - GRAND VALIRA 9.8 km

  • Club de Tennis & Padel La Massana 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