Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Switzerland |
Next Big City |
Biel, Bern |
Next Town |
Ipsach |
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Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Flat, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Ships, Mole |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Due to being a lake, the water is flat and choppy. On West wind it gets some small waves.
Beach
Type: |
Pebbles |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
Trees, Other |
Beach Users: |
None |
There is no sandy beach. There are kind of lagoons of gravel. The space to launch the kite is limited due to trees and has hazardous obstacles. Normally this beach is only used by kiteboarders. Windsurfers are starting some 200m away.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorty |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Thick |
Air: spring 5-20°C, summer 20-35°C, fall 5-20°. Water: spring 10-18°, summer 18-24°, fall 10-18°. Winter too cold or frozen.
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
W |
Main Direction: |
W |
Best wind (West) is normally in spring and fall. In summer there is thermal wind in the evening called `Bergluft`, but this wind is onshore, kiteboarding isn't suggested.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From Bern drive westwards towards Biel. Before Biel drive south to Ipsach and then westwards to the lake.
Extra information
There is a no kiteboarding zone about 800m towards Biel. Due to limited space, this beach is for experts only.
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