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Tarn, Les Vignes - Le Rozier. Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Tarn, Les Vignes - Le Rozier

Kayak spot · France

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

49Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: Wind 4 kn gusting 11, Air 10 °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 · 30 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
5°C
Rain
14 mm

Thu 5 · 49 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
9°C
Rain
5.1 mm

Fri 6 · 55 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 58 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 40 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 45 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
27kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 48 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
15°C
Rain
2.4 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 358, fair
  2. Wed 430, poor
  3. Thu 549, fair
  4. Fri 655, fair
  5. Sat 758, fair
  6. Sun 840, poor
  7. Mon 945, fair
  8. Tue 1048, fair
  9. Wed 1140, poor
  10. Thu 1247, fair

The spot in three facts

  • Moving waterthe water
  • 10.9 kmthe section
  • Best Jul–Aug7 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Tarn, Les Vignes - Le Rozier
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov58, fair2 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov30, poor6 kn13kn5°C14 mm
Thu 5Nov49, fair7 kn19kn9°C5.1 mm
Fri 6Nov55, fair6 kn14kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov58, fair4 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov40, poor8 kn22kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov45, fair10 kn27kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov48, fair8 kn24kn15°C2.4 mm
Wed 11Nov40, poor9 kn28kn12°C10.8 mm
Thu 12Nov47, fair1 kn10kn10°C9.6 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.

Best time to go

best Jul–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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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Photos of Tarn, Les Vignes - Le Rozier

Tarn River in Les Vignes 03
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Small villages in the Tarn canyon. Here Les Vignes - panoramio
Photo: Henk Monster, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Tarn, Les Vignes - Le Rozier

A river section, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 11 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.6 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Malène. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots and 1 climbing area.

  • Grade No source states its grade: check a guidebook before you paddle it.
  • Length 11 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.6 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$1,430–US$2,660 each

about US$1,430–US$2,660 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 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MPL, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,010
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$235
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$329–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$288
Totalabout US$1,430–US$2,660

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: La Malène

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Closest

La Malène

about 15 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in La Malène · Booking.com

About La Malène 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 50m

About 18h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MPL, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 2h by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at Le Tarn à Mostuéjouls [La Muse]: 12.2 m³/s, normal for November (updated 2 h ago). Running.

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 flow in France: Hub'Eau (hubeau.eaufrance.fr), data from the hydrometric services (SCHAPI, DREAL), Licence Ouverte 2.0. Credits

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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