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Noguera Pallaresa, Baro - Collegats

Kayak spot · Spain

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

Not for new paddlers. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade.

The spot in two facts

  • Grade IIIits hardest rapid III+
  • Moving waterthe water

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Not for new paddlers. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. See it for grade III paddlers.

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About Noguera Pallaresa, Baro - Collegats

A river section on the Noguera Pallaresa, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III, its hardest rapid III+, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.2 km away. The town to stay in is Sort. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Noguera Pallaresa
  • Grade Grade III, its hardest rapid III+, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.2 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$1,150–US$2,200 each

about US$1,150–US$2,200 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$54–US$94
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$1,150–US$2,200

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Sort

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Closest

Sort

about 15 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Sort · Booking.com

About Sort 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 17h 35m

About 17h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LEU, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 45 min by road

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

On the water

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Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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