Uznach

At the east end of Lake Zurich lies the village of Schmerikon (415 m/1,362ft). At the east end of the lake in the Linth plain we reach the neat little town of Uznach (414 m/1,358ft), with the Kreuzkirche (1494-1505) and a cemetery chapel of 1679. Quite near the town stands the modern Benedictine missionary house of St Otmarsberg. From the road junction at Kaltbrun, to the southeast, it is possible to continue either north via Ricken to Wattwil or south via Näfels to Glarus.