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Isabena, Puente de Pardinella - Serraduy

Kayak spot · Spain

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: Wind 5 kn gusting 12, Air 16 °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 · 58 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 55 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
10°C
Rain
4.5 mm

Fri 6 · 61 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 56 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 70 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 68 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 350, fair
  2. Wed 458, fair
  3. Thu 555, fair
  4. Fri 661, good
  5. Sat 756, fair
  6. Sun 864, good
  7. Mon 970, good
  8. Tue 1068, good
  9. Wed 1165, good
  10. Thu 1261, good

The spot in two facts

  • Grade IVat its hardest
  • Moving 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 Isabena, Puente de Pardinella - Serraduy
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov50, fair2 kn7kn8°C7.2 mm
Wed 4Nov58, fair3 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov55, fair1 kn6kn10°C4.5 mm
Fri 6Nov61, good4 kn12kn11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov56, fair2 kn8kn8°C0.6 mm
Sun 8Nov64, good3 kn10kn12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov70, good5 kn12kn16°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov68, good4 kn12kn15°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov65, good2 kn12kn13°C1.8 mm
Thu 12Nov61, good3 kn19kn13°C6.9 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

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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 Isabena, Puente de Pardinella - Serraduy

A river section on the Isabena, 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 26 km away. The town to stay in is Bonansa. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Isabena
  • 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 26 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$1,210–US$2,280 each

about US$1,210–US$2,280 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 LEU, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$483–US$1,000
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$242–US$403
Food7 days eating outabout US$235–US$443
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$262
Totalabout US$1,210–US$2,280

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bonansa

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Closest

Bonansa

about 20 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Bonansa · Booking.com

About Bonansa 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 18h 20m

About 18h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LEU, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 30m 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

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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