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Rawson Victoria, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Tangerineduel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stringers Creek/Walhalla Road Bridge

Kayak spot · Australia

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 10 kn gusting 25, Air 19 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 92 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
15°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Wed 4 · 98 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
19°C
Rain
7.9 mm

Thu 5 · 88 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.5 mm

Fri 6 · 97 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
27kn
Air
8°C
Rain
3.6 mm

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 94 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 298, good
  2. Tue 392, good
  3. Wed 498, good
  4. Thu 588, good
  5. Fri 697, good
  6. Sat 781, good
  7. Sun 890, good
  8. Mon 994, good
  9. Tue 10100, good
  10. Wed 1188, good

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The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Stringers Creek/Walhalla Road Bridge
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov98, good1 kn13kn19°C3.1 mm
Tue 3Nov92, good6 kn19kn15°C1.8 mm
Wed 4Nov98, good10 kn25kn19°C7.9 mm
Thu 5Nov88, good9 kn26kn12°C0.5 mm
Fri 6Nov97, good9 kn23kn19°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good9 kn27kn8°C3.6 mm
Sun 8Nov90, good4 kn14kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov94, good7 kn19kn16°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov100, good8 kn26kn26°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov88, good8 kn20kn13°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.

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About Stringers Creek/Walhalla Road Bridge

A launch on the Thomson River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Rawson Victoria. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Thomson River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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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$1,990–US$3,800 each

about US$1,990–US$3,800 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 MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$959–US$2,000
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$242
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$362–US$604
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$597
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$195–US$356
Totalabout US$1,990–US$3,800

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Rawson Victoria

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Closest

Rawson Victoria

about 5 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Rawson Victoria · Booking.com

About Rawson Victoria 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 30h 35m

About 30h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 2h 45m 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 50 km.

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