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A view over Laurino Valley
Near Calore Cilentano, Gole di Laurino. Photo: RealNordyNed, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Calore Cilentano, Gole di Laurino

Kayak spot · Italy

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

68Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 68 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Thu 5 · 68 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 69 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 63 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
14°C
Rain
4.8 mm

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 65 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 69 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 366, good
  2. Wed 468, good
  3. Thu 568, good
  4. Fri 667, good
  5. Sat 766, good
  6. Sun 865, good
  7. Mon 965, good
  8. Tue 1071, good
  9. Wed 1173, good
  10. Thu 1269, good

The spot in two facts

  • Grade IVat its hardest
  • Moving 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 Calore Cilentano, Gole di Laurino
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov66, good5 kn15kn14°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov68, good4 kn10kn15°C0.4 mm
Thu 5Nov68, good3 kn12kn15°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov67, good3 kn9kn15°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov66, good5 kn16kn14°C4.8 mm
Sun 8Nov65, good4 kn11kn13°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov65, good4 kn12kn14°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov71, good3 kn10kn17°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov73, good3 kn9kn18°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov69, good8 kn24kn15°C2.4 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 expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 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 Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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

put-in, take-out, 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Calore Cilentano, Gole di Laurino

A river section on the Calore Cilentano, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III to IV, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Laurino.

  • River Calore Cilentano
  • Grade Grade III to IV, 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 No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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$1,400–US$2,640 each

about US$1,400–US$2,640 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to NAP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$537–US$1,110
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$302–US$564
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$262
Totalabout US$1,400–US$2,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Laurino

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Closest

Laurino

about 5 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Laurino · Booking.com

About Laurino its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 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 16h 40m

About 16h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → NAP, direct, then 2h 10m 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

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

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

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