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Little Falls
Near Kinlochard. Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Kinlochard

Kayak spot · UK

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 4 kn gusting 12, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
8°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Mon 9 · 77 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 284, good
  2. Tue 383, good
  3. Wed 482, good
  4. Thu 582, good
  5. Fri 682, good
  6. Sat 782, good
  7. Sun 881, good
  8. Mon 977, good
  9. Tue 1075, good
  10. Wed 1181, good

The spot in one fact

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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 Kinlochard
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov84, good1 kn6kn10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov83, good4 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good6 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good7 kn16kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good6 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov82, good4 kn13kn8°C1.5 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good3 kn7kn7°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov77, good2 kn6kn5°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov75, good7 kn17kn6°C6.3 mm
Wed 11Nov81, good1 kn9kn8°C2.1 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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the spot and its town

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Photos of Kinlochard

Waterfalls on the Ledard Burn
Near Kinlochard. Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Kinlochard

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 31 km away. The town to stay in is Aberfoyle.

  • 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 31 km away.

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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$1,390–US$2,600 each

about US$1,390–US$2,600 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 EDI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$423–US$886
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$235
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$322–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$584
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$188–US$349
Totalabout US$1,390–US$2,600

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Aberfoyle

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Closest

Aberfoyle

about 15 min by car · 9 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 9 places to stay in Aberfoyle · Booking.com

About Aberfoyle 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 13h 30m

About 13h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → EDI, direct, then 1h 35m 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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