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Diège, Chaveroche (Pont D67) - Pont Tabourg

Kayak spot · France

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

65Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 10: Wind 12 kn gusting 26, Air 17 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 61 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 61 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Fri 6 · 62 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 59 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 68 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 71 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
17°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 352, fair
  2. Wed 461, good
  3. Thu 561, good
  4. Fri 662, good
  5. Sat 759, fair
  6. Sun 864, good
  7. Mon 968, good
  8. Tue 1071, good
  9. Wed 1169, good
  10. Thu 1248, fair

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIat its hardest
  • Moving 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 Diège, Chaveroche (Pont D67) - Pont Tabourg
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov52, fair9 kn23kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov61, good1 kn6kn11°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov61, good4 kn15kn11°C0.3 mm
Fri 6Nov62, good4 kn10kn11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov59, fair3 kn7kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov64, good8 kn20kn12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov68, good7 kn20kn14°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov71, good12 kn26kn17°C1.2 mm
Wed 11Nov69, good12 kn27kn16°C1.5 mm
Thu 12Nov48, fair9 kn22kn8°C8.1 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 expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 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. 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. Nov2of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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 Diège, Chaveroche (Pont D67) - Pont Tabourg

A river section on the Diège, 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 21 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ussel. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Diège
  • 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 21 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$1,420–US$2,640 each

about US$1,420–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 CFE, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$993
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$584
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$289
Totalabout US$1,420–US$2,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Ussel

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Closest

Ussel

about 10 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Ussel · Booking.com

About Ussel 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 10m

About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CFE, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h 35m 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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