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White Pond Road Boat Ramp

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 9 kn gusting 20, Air 22 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 99 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 86 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
18°C
Rain
30.9 mm

Sat 7 · 90 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
14°C
Rain
3.3 mm

Sun 8 · 93 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 89 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
14°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Tue 10 · 84 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
30kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 399, good
  2. Wed 4100, good
  3. Thu 599, good
  4. Fri 686, good
  5. Sat 790, good
  6. Sun 893, good
  7. Mon 989, good
  8. Tue 1084, good
  9. Wed 1180, good
  10. Thu 1281, 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 White Pond Road Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov99, good4 kn10kn21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good9 kn20kn22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov99, good7 kn17kn21°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov86, good6 kn12kn18°C30.9 mm
Sat 7Nov90, good7 kn15kn14°C3.3 mm
Sun 8Nov93, good3 kn9kn16°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov89, good10 kn23kn14°C1.8 mm
Tue 10Nov84, good9 kn30kn12°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov80, good11 kn25kn9°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov81, good7 kn21kn8°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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

the place in full, sources, credits

About White Pond Road Boat Ramp

A launch on the Assabet River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 23 km away. The town to stay in is Sudbury.

  • River Assabet River
  • 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 23 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$1,150–US$2,100 each

about US$1,150–US$2,100 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 MDW to BOS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$168–US$356
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$148
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$1,150–US$2,100

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Sudbury

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Closest

Sudbury

about 15 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Sudbury · Booking.com

About Sudbury 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 15m

About 5h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → BOS, direct, then 1h by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at ASSABET RIVER AT MAYNARD, MA, 3 km downstream: 1.6 m³/s, very low for November (updated 2 h ago). Running.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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