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Dreux, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Trisnap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

L'Eure

Kayak spot · France

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 71 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Wed 4 · 71 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 84 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 82 out of 100

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

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 284, good
  2. Tue 371, good
  3. Wed 471, good
  4. Thu 582, good
  5. Fri 684, good
  6. Sat 784, good
  7. Sun 884, good
  8. Mon 982, good
  9. Tue 1088, good
  10. Wed 1192, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat 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 L'Eure
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov84, good5 kn11kn10°C0.4 mm
Tue 3Nov71, good9 kn18kn10°C0.4 mm
Wed 4Nov71, good9 kn20kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good5 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov84, good1 kn6kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov84, good5 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good3 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good6 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov88, good6 kn13kn13°C2.1 mm
Wed 11Nov92, good5 kn12kn16°C3.3 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 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. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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

the spot and 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 L'Eure

A launch on the L'Eure. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 35 km away. The town to stay in is Dreux.

  • River L'Eure
  • 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 35 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$1,400–US$2,610 each

about US$1,400–US$2,610 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CDG, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$965
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–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$1,400–US$2,610

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Dreux

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Closest

Dreux

about 10 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 11 places to stay in Dreux · Booking.com

About Dreux 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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 14h 40m

About 14h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CDG, direct, then 1h 50m by road

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

On the water

River level

River level at L'Eure à Montreuil - LNS: its gauge has sent no reading in the last day, so check it before you go.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River flow in France: Hub'Eau (hubeau.eaufrance.fr), data from the hydrometric services (SCHAPI, DREAL), Licence Ouverte 2.0. Credits

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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