Lake Zug

(Local Name: Zuger See / Walchwil) The beautiful Zuger See or Lake Zug (alt. 417 m/1,368ft, length 14km/9mi, area 38 sq. km/15 sq. mi, greatest depth 198 m/650ft), extends south from Zug, its northern end surrounded by gentle hills, its southern end enclosed between the steep scarps of the Rossberg and the Rigi. 2.5km/1.5mi south of Zurich, on the east shore of the lake is Zug-Oberwil (420 m/1,378ft), attractively situated at the foot of the Zürichberg, along the foothills of which the road now runs.

To the right, on the west shore, can be seen Schloss Buonas (15th and 17th C.) and the little village of Risch; then comes the Kiemen peninsula jutting out into the lake. After 4km/2.5mi you pass the