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Ougney-les-Champs, le barrage sur le Doubs
Canal du Rhône au Rhin - Branche Sud. Photo: JGS25, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Canal du Rhône au Rhin - Branche Sud

Kayak spot · France

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

86Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 87 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
7°C
Rain
2.3 mm

Sat 7 · 85 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 88 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 88 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Tue 10 · 86 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
14°C
Rain
7.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 378, good
  2. Wed 482, good
  3. Thu 587, good
  4. Fri 679, good
  5. Sat 785, good
  6. Sun 888, good
  7. Mon 988, good
  8. Tue 1086, good
  9. Wed 1196, good
  10. Thu 1287, 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 Canal du Rhône au Rhin - Branche Sud
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov78, good10 kn21kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good10 kn21kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov87, good3 kn9kn12°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good5 kn12kn7°C2.3 mm
Sat 7Nov85, good2 kn6kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov88, good2 kn8kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov88, good8 kn20kn15°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov86, good6 kn14kn14°C7.5 mm
Wed 11Nov96, good2 kn14kn18°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov87, good9 kn18kn14°C6.9 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.

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Photos of Canal du Rhône au Rhin - Branche Sud

Ougney-Douvot, le pont sur le Doubs
Photo: JGS25, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Doubs à Ougney-Douvot
Near Canal du Rhône au Rhin - Branche Sud. Photo: Freak-Line-Community, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Doubs west of the Fourbanne. Département du Doubs, France. - panoramio
Near Canal du Rhône au Rhin - Branche Sud. Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About Canal du Rhône au Rhin - Branche Sud

A launch on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin - Branche Sud. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 26 km away. The town to stay in is Baume les Dames. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot and 1 climbing area.

  • River Canal du Rhône au Rhin - Branche Sud
  • 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 26 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$1,430–US$2,670 each

about US$1,430–US$2,670 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 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$235
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$329–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$288
Totalabout US$1,430–US$2,670

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Baume les Dames

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Closest

Baume les Dames

11 min by car · 9 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 9 places to stay in Baume les Dames · Booking.com

About Baume les Dames its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 45m

About 16h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 3h 15m 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 mapped within 25 km.

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

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