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Dranse de Morzine, Saint Jean D'Aulps - Avant le tunnel des Tines

Kayak spot · France

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

58Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: Wind 8 kn gusting 25, Air 12 °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 · 54 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 59 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 49 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
5°C
Rain
1.9 mm

Sat 7 · 52 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 55 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 63 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 60 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
12°C
Rain
11.7 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 350, fair
  2. Wed 454, fair
  3. Thu 559, fair
  4. Fri 649, fair
  5. Sat 752, fair
  6. Sun 855, fair
  7. Mon 963, good
  8. Tue 1060, good
  9. Wed 1167, good
  10. Thu 1256, fair

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IVat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Aug7 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 Dranse de Morzine, Saint Jean D'Aulps - Avant le tunnel des Tines
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov50, fair2 kn9kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov54, fair1 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov59, fair1 kn9kn10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov49, fair2 kn8kn5°C1.9 mm
Sat 7Nov52, fair3 kn10kn7°C0.9 mm
Sun 8Nov55, fair4 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov63, good8 kn25kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov60, good4 kn16kn12°C11.7 mm
Wed 11Nov67, good3 kn11kn15°C0.3 mm
Thu 12Nov56, fair4 kn19kn9°C7.8 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–Aug

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. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 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.

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 Dranse de Morzine, Saint Jean D'Aulps - Avant le tunnel des Tines

A river section on the Dranse de Morzine, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III to IV, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Essert Romand. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort and 1 kayak spot.

  • River Dranse de Morzine
  • Grade Grade III to IV, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 15 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$1,440–US$2,680 each

about US$1,440–US$2,680 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 MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$497–US$1,030
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$1,440–US$2,680

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Essert Romand

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Closest

Essert Romand

8 min by car · 46 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 46 places to stay in Essert Romand · Booking.com

About Essert Romand 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 16h 55m

About 16h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 3h 15m 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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