Staying Home Sucks, home
August 2012, Installation of sheet pile wall Silver Lake, Pittsfield, MA
Pittsfield, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: USEPA Environmental-Protection-Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Linden Street Bridge

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 8 kn gusting 20, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 98 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 93 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
16°C
Rain
3.5 mm

Fri 6 · 97 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
20°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
10°C
Rain
3.9 mm

Mon 9 · 74 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Tue 10 · 89 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 396, good
  2. Wed 498, good
  3. Thu 593, good
  4. Fri 697, good
  5. Sat 793, good
  6. Sun 883, good
  7. Mon 974, good
  8. Tue 1089, good
  9. Wed 1178, good
  10. Thu 1275, 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 Linden Street Bridge
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov96, good6 kn14kn19°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov98, good8 kn20kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov93, good9 kn18kn16°C3.5 mm
Fri 6Nov97, good4 kn10kn20°C1.2 mm
Sat 7Nov93, good3 kn12kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good7 kn24kn10°C3.9 mm
Mon 9Nov74, good11 kn23kn7°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov89, good10 kn26kn14°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov78, good8 kn28kn7°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov75, good7 kn17kn4°C0 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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About

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About Linden Street Bridge

A launch on the West Branch Housatonic River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Pittsfield. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort and 3 kayak spots.

  • River West Branch Housatonic River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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$1,200–US$2,180 each

about US$1,200–US$2,180 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 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to ALB, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$154–US$329
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,200–US$2,180

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Pittsfield

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Closest

Pittsfield

about 5 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 11 places to stay in Pittsfield · Booking.com

About Pittsfield its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 10m

About 5h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ALB, direct, then 1h 15m 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 50 km.

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

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