In Näfels, take a road which branches off the Glarus road on the left and crosses the Linth. The first place on the road to the Kerenzerberg is Mollis (448 m/1,470ft), below the mighty Fronalpstock. It has a number of fine old burghers' houses, including the Zwickyhaus (1621), in the Kreuzgasse, which has a fine gable-roof and, on the
Kerenzerberg road, the former mansion of Haltli (1772-1784) which was designed by Konrad Schindler; it is now a special school. Hans Hof and the neighboring Höfli, which were built in the second half of the 18th C., now form part of an old people's home. In the garden is an orangery, framed by beautiful beds of roses. The Fabrikhof on the Netstal road, built about 1760, has three fine curved gables.
Beyond Mollis, road 3, of excellent quality, climbs with many bends and sharp turns but with a moderate gradient. To the rear there are beautiful views of Näfels and over the Linth plain, bounded by the Hirzli, as far as Lake Zurich; to the left are the Weggis chain, the Glämisch and the Tödi. In 2km/1mi the Talblick inn is passed on the right, after which the road turns through the forest, with the first glimpses of the Walensee.