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Égletons, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Doustre, Pont sous Salins - Champagnac la Nouaille (Pont D60E)

Kayak spot · France

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

66Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 10: Wind 9 kn gusting 21, Air 18 °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 · 63 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 62 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 62 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 61 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 65 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 67 out of 100

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

Tue 10 · 72 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
18°C
Rain
1.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 357, fair
  2. Wed 463, good
  3. Thu 562, good
  4. Fri 662, good
  5. Sat 761, good
  6. Sun 865, good
  7. Mon 967, good
  8. Tue 1072, good
  9. Wed 1169, good
  10. Thu 1248, fair

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIIat 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 Doustre, Pont sous Salins - Champagnac la Nouaille (Pont D60E)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov57, fair5 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov63, good2 kn7kn12°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov62, good4 kn11kn11°C0.3 mm
Fri 6Nov62, good6 kn13kn12°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov61, good2 kn8kn11°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov65, good7 kn18kn14°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov67, good8 kn19kn15°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov72, good9 kn21kn18°C1.5 mm
Wed 11Nov69, good10 kn26kn18°C1.5 mm
Thu 12Nov48, fair3 kn11kn10°C8.7 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 grade III 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 Doustre, Pont sous Salins - Champagnac la Nouaille (Pont D60E)

A river section on the Doustre, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.1 km away. For grade III 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 Égletons.

  • River Doustre
  • Grade Grade III, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.1 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$1,410–US$2,640 each

about US$1,410–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 3 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$992
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$1,410–US$2,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Égletons

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Closest

Égletons

about 15 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Égletons · Booking.com

About Égletons 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 18h 30m

About 18h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CFE, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 2h 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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