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Nemecká, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Hron

Kayak spot · Slovakia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 285, good
  2. Tue 383, good
  3. Wed 482, good
  4. Thu 580, good
  5. Fri 683, good
  6. Sat 780, good
  7. Sun 879, good
  8. Mon 980, good
  9. Tue 1071, good
  10. Wed 1178, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 9.2 kmthe section

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 Hron
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov85, good2 kn7kn11°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov83, good3 kn9kn10°C0.6 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good1 kn7kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov80, good3 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good3 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good4 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good3 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good3 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov71, good3 kn10kn4°C8.7 mm
Wed 11Nov78, good1 kn7kn6°C2.4 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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put-in, take-out, its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Hron

A river section on the Hron, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 9.2 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 5.9 km away. The town to stay in is Nemecká. Within 5 km we also list 2 climbing areas.

  • River Hron
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 9.2 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 5.9 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$1,250–US$2,360 each

about US$1,250–US$2,360 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 KRK, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$517–US$1,070
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$121–US$195
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$235–US$396
Food7 days eating outabout US$228–US$429
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$148–US$268
Totalabout US$1,250–US$2,360

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Nemecká

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Closest

Nemecká

10 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Nemecká · Booking.com

About Nemecká its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$87 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 50m

About 16h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → KRK, direct, then 2h 50m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

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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