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Giorgio Rossi, monumento ai caduti di borgo san lorenzo, 1926-27, 05
Borgo San Lorenzo, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Carza, Carza (impercorribile)

Kayak spot · Italy

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

65Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 61 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 61 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 62 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 65 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 62 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 68 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 68 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 361, good
  2. Wed 461, good
  3. Thu 562, good
  4. Fri 665, good
  5. Sat 762, good
  6. Sun 868, good
  7. Mon 968, good
  8. Tue 1065, good
  9. Wed 1158, fair
  10. Thu 1258, fair

The spot in two facts

  • Grade II+at 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 Carza, Carza (impercorribile)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov61, good9 kn23kn13°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov61, good8 kn21kn13°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov62, good10 kn24kn14°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov65, good7 kn17kn14°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov62, good8 kn19kn13°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov68, good4 kn13kn14°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov68, good5 kn13kn14°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov65, good1 kn6kn13°C4.2 mm
Wed 11Nov58, fair1 kn7kn16°C23.4 mm
Thu 12Nov58, fair2 kn11kn15°C13.5 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. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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.

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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

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About Carza, Carza (impercorribile)

A river section on the Carza, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II+, on the international scale. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 23 km away. The town to stay in is Borgo San Lorenzo.

  • River Carza
  • Grade Grade II+, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 23 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$1,320–US$2,500 each

about US$1,320–US$2,500 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 ORD to FLR, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$517–US$1,070
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$81
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$1,320–US$2,500

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Borgo San Lorenzo

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Closest

Borgo San Lorenzo

20 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Borgo San Lorenzo · Booking.com

About Borgo San Lorenzo 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 18h 10m

About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FLR, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 40 min 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

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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