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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?

90Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 2 kn gusting 6, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 95 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 91 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
17°C
Rain
4.5 mm

Sun 8 · 69 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 292, good
  2. Tue 399, good
  3. Wed 495, good
  4. Thu 583, good
  5. Fri 690, good
  6. Sat 791, good
  7. Sun 869, good
  8. Mon 980, good
  9. Tue 1030, poor
  10. Wed 1136, poor

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 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 Browns Brook
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov92, good3 kn9kn21°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov99, good2 kn6kn21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov95, good3 kn10kn23°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good5 kn16kn20°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov90, good4 kn11kntoo gusty17°C16.8 mm
Sat 7Nov91, good2 kn9kn17°C4.5 mm
Sun 8Nov69, good7 kn14kntoo gusty14°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good4 kn18kn14°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov30, poor7 kn14kntoo gusty10°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov36, poor4 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

best Jun–Sep

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

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 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. 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and February, about 3. From the weather of past years. 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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