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 Restaurant Lothenbach, where the stream of the same name flows into the lake (waterfall), then the road passes through two short galleries and finally reaches the summer resort of Walchwil, a popular lakeside resort in a picturesque situation amid chestnut groves. Beyond Walchwil the boundary between the cantons of Zug and Schwyz is crossed, and you continue along the foot of the Rossberg, with fine views across the lake to the Rigi; to the right is Immensee near the "Hohle Gasse" (hollow road), and straight ahead is Arth.