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Main gate of Fryeburg Fairgrounds
Fryeburg, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Adam, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Lovewell Pond Boat Ramp

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

84Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 3 kn gusting 9, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 91 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 72 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kntoo gusty
Air
17°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Fri 6 · 97 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Sat 7 · 85 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Sun 8 · 88 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 78 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
12°C
Rain
9.6 mm

Tue 10 · 29 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kntoo gusty
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 393, good
  2. Wed 491, good
  3. Thu 572, good
  4. Fri 697, good
  5. Sat 785, good
  6. Sun 888, good
  7. Mon 978, good
  8. Tue 1029, poor
  9. Wed 1161, good
  10. Thu 1254, fair

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 Lovewell Pond Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov93, good3 kn9kn18°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov91, good3 kn8kn23°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov72, good9 kn18kntoo gusty17°C0.2 mm
Fri 6Nov97, good3 kn9kn20°C0.1 mm
Sat 7Nov85, good3 kn15kn16°C0.9 mm
Sun 8Nov88, good2 kn8kn12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good2 kn17kn12°C9.6 mm
Tue 10Nov29, poor9 kn18kntoo gusty9°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov61, good6 kn13kntoo gusty6°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov54, fair7 kn15kntoo gusty5°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.

Best time to go

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 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.

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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 Lovewell Pond Boat Ramp

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 48 km away. The town to stay in is Fryeburg. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot and 1 climbing area.

  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 48 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$1,220–US$2,210 each

about US$1,220–US$2,210 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 MDW to PWM, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$174–US$362
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
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$1,220–US$2,210

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Fryeburg

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Closest

Fryeburg

about 15 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Fryeburg · Booking.com

About Fryeburg 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 45m

About 5h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PWM, direct, then 1h 25m 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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