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White Pond Road Boat Ramp

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

75Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 4 kn gusting 14, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 85 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 37 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kntoo gusty
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 94 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
20°C
Rain
4.2 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
16°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Sun 8 · 69 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kntoo gusty
Air
16°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Mon 9 · 33 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kntoo gusty
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 74 out of 100

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

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 395, good
  2. Wed 485, good
  3. Thu 537, poor
  4. Fri 694, good
  5. Sat 781, good
  6. Sun 869, good
  7. Mon 933, poor
  8. Tue 1074, good
  9. Wed 1167, good
  10. Thu 1272, 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.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at White Pond Road Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov95, good2 kn7kn22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov85, good6 kn14kn23°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov37, poor7 kn14kntoo gusty21°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov94, good4 kn14kn20°C4.2 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good5 kn16kn16°C1.5 mm
Sun 8Nov69, good6 kn12kntoo gusty16°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov33, poor7 kn14kntoo gusty11°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov74, good8 kn19kn16°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov67, good7 kn19kntoo gusty11°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov72, good5 kn16kn8°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.

Best time to go

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 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. Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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

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 White Pond Road Boat Ramp

A launch on the Assabet River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 23 km away. The town to stay in is Sudbury.

  • River Assabet River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 23 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$1,150–US$2,100 each

about US$1,150–US$2,100 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 BOS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$168–US$356
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$148
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$1,150–US$2,100

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Sudbury

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Closest

Sudbury

about 15 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Sudbury · Booking.com

About Sudbury 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 15m

About 5h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → BOS, direct, then 1h by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at ASSABET RIVER AT MAYNARD, MA, 3 km downstream: 1.63 m³/s, very low 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 levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). 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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