DRAFT — awaiting Kevin's confirm-notes below before publish. Part of the Home Turf area.

Switzerland · Canton Bern

The most recent ride on the whole site — still being ridden in 2025.

Ridden 30 July 2025 — proof this loop is still a going concern, not a decade-old habit that stopped. Erlach itself sits where Lake Biel narrows toward the canal system connecting it to Lake Neuchâtel and Lake Murten.

Route data (from Strava): 52.7km, 312m of climbing, max grade 13.4% — genuinely gentle, and the lowest max-grade figure of any home-turf ride on this site, consistent with a proper gravel/canal-path route rather than a road climb.

The route, from Kevin's own GPS track

Real GPS route map showing the ride from Bargen to Erlach
The actual recorded route, plotted from Kevin's own Strava GPX/FIT data onto a real OpenStreetMap base — not a screenshot, not a live embed, a static image built from the real GPS track.

What it actually looks like

Small boats moored at Erlach harbour on Lake Biel, Switzerland
Boats moored at Erlach — the small walled town at the lake's northern tip.
The river and canal near Erlach connecting Lake Biel to Lake Neuchâtel
The canal connecting the lakes near Erlach.

📝 Kevin — needs your input

  • Confirm this was ridden on the gravel bike specifically, given the name?
  • Any stop in Erlach worth naming?

Source: Kevin's Strava export (30 Jul 2025 — the most recent ride on this site), real GPS track, plus 2 real photos from the Google Photos archive.