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Dunlap, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Canoe the Sequatchie

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

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 97 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 90 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
18°C
Rain
16.7 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 97 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 91 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 83 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 299, good
  2. Tue 397, good
  3. Wed 490, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 797, good
  7. Sun 891, good
  8. Mon 983, good
  9. Tue 1088, good
  10. Wed 1195, good

The spot in one fact

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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 Canoe the Sequatchie
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov99, good10 kn27kn22°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov97, good9 kn25kn22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov90, good8 kn23kn18°C16.7 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good3 kn10kn21°C0.1 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good5 kn13kn21°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov97, good6 kn15kn19°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov91, good7 kn20kn15°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good9 kn26kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov88, good5 kn14kn13°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov95, good2 kn8kn18°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.

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About

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About Canoe the Sequatchie

A launch on the Sequatchie River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Dunlap. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Sequatchie River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • 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$1,180–US$2,130 each

about US$1,180–US$2,130 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 MDW to TYS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$134–US$282
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
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$1,180–US$2,130

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Dunlap

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Closest

Dunlap

about 10 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Dunlap · Booking.com

About Dunlap 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 6h

About 6h door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → TYS, direct, then 2h 40m 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 50 km.

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

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