Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
77Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Wind 9 kn gusting 21, Air 7 °C
Tue 3 · 79 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 6°C
- Rain
- 0.8 mm
Wed 4 · 80 out of 100
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 7°C
- Rain
- 0.2 mm
Thu 5 · 75 out of 100
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 5°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 79 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 6°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sat 7 · 69 out of 100
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Air
- 3°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 78 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 5°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Mon 9 · 73 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 2°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 276, good
- Tue 379, good
- Wed 480, good
- Thu 575, good
- Fri 679, good
- Sat 769, good
- Sun 878, good
- Mon 973, good
- Tue 1071, good
- Wed 1172, good
The spot in one fact
- Flat waterthe water
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 76, good | 5 kn | 11kn | 4°C | 0.1 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 79, good | 4 kn | 12kn | 6°C | 0.8 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 80, good | 9 kn | 21kn | 7°C | 0.2 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 75, good | 9 kn | 21kn | 5°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 79, good | 6 kn | 15kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 69, good | 8 kn | 29kn | 3°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 78, good | 6 kn | 13kn | 5°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 73, good | 2 kn | 5kn | 2°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 71, good | 5 kn | 10kn | 1°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 72, good | 6 kn | 18kn | 2°C | 0.6 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).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec7of 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
the spot and its town
Toskströmmen on Google Maps · Directions
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Toskströmmen
A launch on the Toskströmmen. 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 Hotagen.
- River Toskströmmen
- 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$1,510–US$2,800 each
about US$1,510–US$2,800 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to TRD, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$443–US$926 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$181–US$309 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$349–US$577 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$195–US$356 |
| Total | about US$1,510–US$2,800 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Hotagen
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about 5 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Hotagen its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Hotagen, 3 km. We have not checked places to stay in Hotagen yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Huså, 80 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.
About US$127 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 21h
About 21h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TRD, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 3h 20m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Hotagen · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Hotagen · GetYourGuide
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.
Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
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