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Old Ferry Road Boat Launch

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 5 kn gusting 14, Air 22 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 95 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 98 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 89 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
16°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Fri 6 · 93 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
16°C
Rain
3 mm

Sat 7 · 96 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
16°C
Rain
3 mm

Mon 9 · 77 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
11°C
Rain
5.7 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 297, good
  2. Tue 395, good
  3. Wed 498, good
  4. Thu 589, good
  5. Fri 693, good
  6. Sat 796, good
  7. Sun 890, good
  8. Mon 977, good
  9. Tue 1080, good
  10. Wed 1173, 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 Old Ferry Road Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov97, good5 kn13kn20°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov95, good3 kn7kn17°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov98, good5 kn14kn22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov89, good7 kn16kn16°C2.4 mm
Fri 6Nov93, good0 kn5kn16°C3 mm
Sat 7Nov96, good6 kn14kn18°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov90, good2 kn9kn16°C3 mm
Mon 9Nov77, good7 kn18kn11°C5.7 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good5 kn24kn10°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov73, good5 kn13kntoo gusty7°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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 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. Dec6of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Old Ferry Road Boat Launch

A launch on the Connecticut River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 30 km away. The town to stay in is Brattleboro.

  • River Connecticut 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 30 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$1,210–US$2,200 each

about US$1,210–US$2,200 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 MHT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$168–US$349
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$1,210–US$2,200

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Brattleboro

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Closest

Brattleboro

about 10 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

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About Brattleboro 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 6h 05m

About 6h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MHT, direct, then 1h 50m 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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