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Barge

Kayak spot · Belarus

Is it worth the trip?

67Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: Wind 2 kn gusting 10, Air 6 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 74 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Wed 4 · 63 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 55 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kntoo gusty
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 28 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kntoo gusty
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 73 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 77 out of 100

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

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 374, good
  2. Wed 463, good
  3. Thu 555, fair
  4. Fri 628, poor
  5. Sat 773, good
  6. Sun 864, good
  7. Mon 977, good
  8. Tue 1077, good
  9. Wed 1170, good
  10. Thu 1266, good

The spot in one fact

  • 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 Barge
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov74, good4 kn8kn7°C0.2 mm
Wed 4Nov63, good6 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov55, fair9 kn17kntoo gusty7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov28, poor9 kn18kntoo gusty7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov73, good4 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov64, good6 kn14kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov77, good2 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov77, good2 kn6kn6°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov70, good4 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov66, good5 kn12kn5°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. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 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 Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Barge

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. For new paddlers the best months are usually July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Petrikov.

  • 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.

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Where to stay: Petrikov

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Closest

Petrikov

about 5 min by car

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About Petrikov its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: Petrikov, 2 km. We have not checked places to stay in Petrikov yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Minsk, 208 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.

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

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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