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The Lakes

20 loops. All 20 completed. Total loop distance over 1,800 km.

Lac Léman
#01

Lac Léman

Lake Geneva

Loop from Genf

580 km²181 km858 hm

 

Bodensee
#02

Bodensee

Lake Constance

Loop from Stein am Rhein

536 km²254 km1018 hm

 

Lac de Neuchâtel
#03

Lac de Neuchâtel

Lake Neuchâtel

Loop from Neuenburg

218 km²107 km551 hm

 

Lake Garda
#04

Lago di Garda

Lake Garda

Loop from Desenzano del Garda

370 km²150 km877 hm

 

Lago Maggiore
#05

Lago Maggiore

Lake Maggiore

Loop from Locarno

213 km²176 km886 hm

 

Lake Como
#06

Lago di Como

Lake Como

Loop from Como

146 km²161 km1174 hm

 

Vierwaldstättersee
#07

Vierwaldstättersee

Lake Lucerne

Loop from Luzern

114 km²115 km1648 hm

 

Zürichsee
#08

Zürichsee

Lake Zürich

Loop from Zürich

88 km²93 km294 hm

 

Lago d'Iseo
#09

Lago d'Iseo

Lake Iseo

Loop from Pisogne

65 km²66 km521 hm

 

Lago di Lugano
#10

Lago di Lugano

Lake Lugano

Loop from Lugano

49 km²100 km1066 hm

 

Thunersee
#11

Thunersee

Lake Thun

Loop from Thun

48 km²103 km824 hm

Same tour as Lake Brienz (#14) — figures counted once.

Bielersee
#12

Bielersee

Lake Biel

Loop from Biel

40 km²54 km167 hm

 

Zugersee
#13

Zugersee

Lake Zug

Loop from Zug

38 km²39 km269 hm

 

Brienzersee
#14

Brienzersee

Lake Brienz

Loop from Thun

30 km²103 km824 hm

Same tour as Lake Thun (#11) — figures counted once.

Walensee
#15

Walensee

Lake Walen

Loop from Walenstadt

24 km²40 km227 hm

 

Murtensee
#16

Murtensee

Lake Murten

Loop from Sugiez

23 km²26 km69 hm

 

Lago d'Orta
#17

Lago d'Orta

Lake Orta

Loop from Ternate-Varano Borghi

18 km²124 km1182 hm

Same tour as Lake Varese (#18) and Lago di Comabbio — figures counted once.

At Lago di Varese
#18

Lago di Varese

Lake Varese

Loop from Ternate-Varano Borghi

15 km²124 km1182 hm

Same tour as Lake Orta (#17) and Lago di Comabbio — figures counted once.

Lake Sempach with the Rigi and Pilatus
#19

Sempachersee

Lake Sempach

Loop from Sursee

15 km²23 km89 hm

 

Lago d'Idro
#20

Lago d'Idro

Lake Idro

Loop from Lemprato

11 km²25 km114 hm

 

The Elements.

1

Plan

Rule
Pick a lake that stretches you.
How
Good weather, route mapped, best spots identified, drone ready.
2

Ride

Rule
Have fun — that's what keeps the discipline sustainable.
How
No race, time doesn't matter. See, experience, enjoy.
3

Recover

Rule
The next day: swim as active recovery.
Result
Low intensity reset; ready for the next loop.
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