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Near Ravin du Mal Infernet. Photo: Jeanne Menjoulet from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ravin du Mal Infernet

Kayak spot · France

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

67Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 4 kn gusting 11, Air 18 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 75 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 57 out of 100

Wind
16 kn
Gusts
32kn
Air
15°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Thu 5 · 47 out of 100

Wind
13 kn
Gusts
28kn
Air
15°C
Rain
22.5 mm

Fri 6 · 62 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
14°C
Rain
11.1 mm

Sat 7 · 71 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 70 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 66 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 274, good
  2. Tue 375, good
  3. Wed 457, fair
  4. Thu 547, fair
  5. Fri 662, good
  6. Sat 771, good
  7. Sun 870, good
  8. Mon 966, good
  9. Tue 1070, good
  10. Wed 1161, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 0.7 kmthe section

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 Ravin du Mal Infernet
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov74, good1 kn7kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov75, good4 kn11kn18°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov57, fair16 kn32kn15°C2.4 mm
Thu 5Nov47, fair13 kn28kn15°C22.5 mm
Fri 6Nov62, good6 kn20kn14°C11.1 mm
Sat 7Nov71, good5 kn12kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov70, good4 kn10kn16°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov66, good3 kn8kn13°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov70, good9 kn20kn15°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov61, good12 kn25kn14°C8.1 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 expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 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

put-in, take-out, 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 Ravin du Mal Infernet

A river section on the Ravin du Mal Infernet, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II, on the international scale. It runs 0.7 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.9 km away. The town to stay in is Saint-Raphaël. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot, 1 kayak spot, 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Ravin du Mal Infernet
  • Grade Grade II, on the international scale.
  • Length 0.7 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits new 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 3.9 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$1,380–US$2,590 each

about US$1,380–US$2,590 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 NCE, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$497–US$1,040
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$81–US$134
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$329–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$584
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$289
Totalabout US$1,380–US$2,590

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Saint-Raphaël

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Closest

Saint-Raphaël

21 min by car · 72 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 72 places to stay in Saint-Raphaël · Booking.com

About Saint-Raphaël 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 55m

About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → NCE, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 55 min by road

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

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

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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