Staying Home Sucks, home
North abutments of Suncook Branch bridge over the Merrimack River, August 2016
Browns Brook. Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Browns Brook

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

96Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 6 kn gusting 15, Air 23 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 98 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 94 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 94 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
17°C
Rain
16.8 mm

Sat 7 · 94 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
17°C
Rain
4.5 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 298, good
  2. Tue 399, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 594, good
  5. Fri 694, good
  6. Sat 794, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 988, good
  9. Tue 1073, good
  10. Wed 1174, 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 Browns Brook
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov98, good6 kn15kn21°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov99, good2 kn6kn21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good6 kn15kn23°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov94, good5 kn16kn20°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov94, good4 kn11kn17°C16.8 mm
Sat 7Nov94, good4 kn12kn17°C4.5 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good7 kn21kn14°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov88, good7 kn17kn14°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov73, good7 kn14kn10°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov74, good4 kn15kntoo gusty7°C1.2 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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 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. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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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Photos of Browns Brook

South abutments of Suncook Branch bridge over the Merrimack River, August 2016
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Browns Brook

A launch on the Browns Brook. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The town to stay in is Pembroke. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River Browns Brook
  • 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 11 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$1,110–US$2,030 each

about US$1,110–US$2,030 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 MHT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$168–US$349
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$54–US$87
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$1,110–US$2,030

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Pembroke

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Closest

Pembroke

about 10 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Pembroke · Booking.com

About Pembroke 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 4h 55m

About 4h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MHT, direct, then 45 min 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 with a name mapped within 25 km: the map has one 11 km away with no name.

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

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