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Raufoss, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Repstad, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

DNT Osbakken

Kayak spot · Norway

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

74Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 76 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 76 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 75 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 73 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 73 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 71 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
1°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 70 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
0°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 274, good
  2. Tue 376, good
  3. Wed 476, good
  4. Thu 575, good
  5. Fri 673, good
  6. Sat 773, good
  7. Sun 871, good
  8. Mon 970, good
  9. Tue 1073, good
  10. Wed 1171, 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 DNT Osbakken
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov74, good3 kn7kn4°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov76, good3 kn7kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov76, good1 kn4kn6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov75, good3 kn7kn5°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov73, good1 kn6kn3°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov73, good2 kn8kn4°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov71, good1 kn5kn1°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov70, good2 kn6kn0°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov73, good5 kn14kn2°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov71, good3 kn7kn1°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

the place in full, sources, credits

About DNT Osbakken

A launch on the Kongelstadelva. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 42 km away. The town to stay in is Raufoss.

  • River Kongelstadelva
  • 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 42 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$1,680–US$3,090 each

about US$1,680–US$3,090 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 OSL, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$456–US$946
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$215–US$356
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$396–US$658
Food7 days eating outabout US$382–US$711
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$228–US$416
Totalabout US$1,680–US$3,090

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Raufoss

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Closest

Raufoss

about 10 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$148/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Raufoss · Booking.com

About Raufoss its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$148 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 → OSL, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 1h 30m 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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