Walk along the Lakeshore from Zug to Cham

Friday May 11, 2018 -- The five-kilometer stretch from our home to the train station in Cham follows the lakeshore of Lake Zug from the public park called Brüggli through a very nice bird sanctuary. The most common birds we encounter here are coots and crested grebes, mallards and grey geese and swans. Very special is when the cormorants come and spread their wings! On the nearby wheat fields you can also often spot grey herons waiting to pounce on mice....

Other interesting features along the way are the St.Andreas Castle (private residence) and the Vilette Park. 

We used to do this stretch quite often as an evening walk and to get out of the house, but not so much lately. On this particular morning, the temperature was mild and the view across the lake to Mount Rigi was good. A really nice spring day for this short walk. 

Near the Brüggli Park, these rushes are home to lots of waterbirds. On the far side of the lake is Mt.Rigi

If we're lucky we can see some cormorants stretching their wings.

Beautiful birds, these cormorants

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Cormorant drying its wings

Where the Dorfbach river from Steinhausen enters the lake, it's a haven for grebes. There are many nests in these bushes. 

Many crested grebes in the river here

Crested Grebes

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Many grebes and coots on the Dorfbach River

St.Andreas Castle

Grounds of the St.Andreas Castle

Old farmhouses

Villette Park in Cham

Villette Park near Cham

Villette Park near Cham

Pretty four-leafed clematis

Clematis

We have done this walk many times. We start from home and walk to the train station in Cham, but when we return by train to the station nearest to us, we still have to walk from there to home. So this is in effect a 5-km walk