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Bejar, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Basotxerri, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Río Cuerpo de Hombre

Kayak spot · Spain

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 7 kn gusting 17, Air 14 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 63 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 63 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 66 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 69 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 65 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
15°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Mon 9 · 41 out of 100

Wind
13 kn
Gusts
37kn
Air
14°C
Rain
9.9 mm

Tue 10 · 65 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
31kn
Air
14°C
Rain
6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 359, fair
  2. Wed 463, good
  3. Thu 563, good
  4. Fri 666, good
  5. Sat 769, good
  6. Sun 865, good
  7. Mon 941, poor
  8. Tue 1065, good
  9. Wed 1159, fair
  10. Thu 1262, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade II+at its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 8.8 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 Río Cuerpo de Hombre
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov59, fair12 kn27kn11°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov63, good5 kn13kn12°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov63, good7 kn17kn12°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov66, good6 kn15kn13°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov69, good7 kn17kn14°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov65, good7 kn20kn15°C2.4 mm
Mon 9Nov41, poor13 kn37kn14°C9.9 mm
Tue 10Nov65, good10 kn31kn14°C6 mm
Wed 11Nov59, fair9 kn21kn13°C8.4 mm
Thu 12Nov62, good5 kn15kn12°C3.6 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. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 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. Nov3of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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 Río Cuerpo de Hombre

A river section on the Río Cuerpo de Hombre, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II+, on the international scale. It runs 8.8 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 46 km away. The town to stay in is Bejar. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot and 1 climbing area.

  • River Río Cuerpo de Hombre
  • Grade Grade II+, on the international scale.
  • Length 8.8 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 46 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$1,190–US$2,250 each

about US$1,190–US$2,250 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 ORD to MAD, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$470–US$973
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
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$1,190–US$2,250

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bejar

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Closest

Bejar

about 10 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Bejar · Booking.com

About Bejar 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 16h 30m

About 16h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MAD, direct, then 3h 35m 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

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

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

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