{"id":13566,"date":"2025-05-22T12:41:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/?p=13566"},"modified":"2025-05-22T12:41:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:41:31","slug":"a-ride-towards-fort-lecluse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/a-ride-towards-fort-lecluse\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ride Towards Fort L’Ecluse"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

It’s very easy to fall into a routine. Our routines can revolve around cycling, hiking, work, scuba diving and more. It can also revolve around local walks and more. <\/p>\n

This weekend I saw the chance to go for an overnight bivouac and I am not tempted. I saw the chance to cycle through vineyards and drink wine, and I am not tempted. I saw the opportunity to hike around Interlarken and I am not tempted. <\/p>\n

I also saw the chance to have a relaxed ride to Hermance, have a sandwich at the caf\u00e9, and then swim, or ride back. I used to go to Hermance very often as a diver, so the lure of this bike ride is not strong. <\/p>\n

The bike ride to Vuache, however, is tempting. It tempts me for three reasons.<\/p>\n

A familiar Site<\/h2>\n

The ride will take me within visual distance of the Via Ferrata de Fort l’\u00e9cluse, that I have climbed many times. I have driven here by car and by scooter. I considered the bike, but for that I want to have a safe route that avoids busy roads if possible. It’s also an opportunity to see the Fort, from the other side of the river. <\/p>\n

A Good Distance<\/h2>\n

The ride should be about 75 km or so. I have the opportunity to ride another century this week, but with a group with a slower pace, so it should be more comfortable. <\/p>\n

A Relaxed Ride<\/h2>\n

More than once I have said that I like to ride with groups that ride at a comfortable pace because it gives me the chance to ride further, without reaching a state of exhaustion. It is also the opportunity to see more of the landscape.<\/p>\n

No Train and No Car<\/h3>\n

In theory, I have the option of not using trains, or cars, by going for bike rides on Saturday. This means that I save on commuting time and cost. I wake up, get ready, get on the bike and start the ride. If I do the same as last Saturday I will arrive with time to spare.<\/p>\n

Home By Mid-Afternoon<\/h2>\n

There are plenty of activities where I get up early, for a hike, but don’t start until nine or ten o’clock. With cycling I start by seven thirty, to be at the starting point by eight thirty. <\/p>\n

With the bike ride I might ride for three or four hours, but if I lived in Geneva, or took the train home, then I’d be home for a normal lunch, almost. This gives me time to do some clothes washing and other weekend activities.<\/p>\n

And Finally<\/h2>\n

Although last week was ambitious, with the 130 kilometre ride I did not suffer too much. I could feel that my left knee needed a rest the next day. More than anything else, I wish I had had an electrolyte tab with me. I was cycling for over seven and a half hours and by the end I was getting dehydrated. I plan to have a tab or two with me on Saturday, for the return leg of the bike ride.<\/p>\n

It should be interesting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>It’s very easy to fall into a routine. Our routines can revolve around cycling, hiking, work, scuba diving and more. It can also revolve around local walks and more. This weekend I saw the chance to go for an overnight bivouac and I am not tempted. I saw the chance to cycle through vineyards and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"federated","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[736,1073],"tags":[6880,741,733,6645,2027,6603],"class_list":["post-13566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cycling","category-sports","tag-bcs","tag-bike","tag-cycling","tag-group","tag-project","tag-ride"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13566"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13567,"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13566\/revisions\/13567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}