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Shushan Landing

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

94Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 5 kn gusting 12, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 96 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 95 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
17°C
Rain
7 mm

Fri 6 · 96 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 89 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 87 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 81 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
8°C
Rain
6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 396, good
  2. Wed 4100, good
  3. Thu 595, good
  4. Fri 696, good
  5. Sat 789, good
  6. Sun 887, good
  7. Mon 981, good
  8. Tue 1081, good
  9. Wed 1177, good
  10. Thu 1280, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 7.6 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 Shushan Landing
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov96, good5 kn11kn18°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good5 kn12kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov95, good9 kn21kn17°C7 mm
Fri 6Nov96, good2 kn7kn18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov89, good6 kn14kn13°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov87, good1 kn9kn12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good10 kn25kn8°C6 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good6 kn24kn10°C1.5 mm
Wed 11Nov77, good9 kn19kn7°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov80, good7 kn18kn8°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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.

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About Shushan Landing

A river section on the Batten Kill, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 7.6 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.3 km away. The town to stay in is Cambridge New York.

  • River Batten Kill
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 7.6 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.3 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$1,200–US$2,180 each

about US$1,200–US$2,180 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 ALB, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$154–US$329
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$1,200–US$2,180

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Cambridge New York

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Closest

Cambridge New York

about 15 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Cambridge New York · Booking.com

About Cambridge New York 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 10m

About 5h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ALB, direct, then 1h 15m by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at BATTEN KILL BELOW MILL AT BATTENVILLE NY, 11 km downstream: 4.47 m³/s, very low for November (updated 3 h ago). Low.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Schuyler Yacht Basin Kayak Rentals 19 km

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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