Linthal is located north of the headwaters of the Linth River in the upper Linth Valley. In the village there is the valley station of a funicular railroad, which takes you to the car-free village of Braunwald. In Linthal stands the Patent Bridge, a double bridge over the Linth Gorge. Two large reservoirs of the Linth - Limmern power plants are popular destinations. The Limmerensee is situated at 1857 m above sea level and the Muttsee at 2448 m above sea level near the Kistenpass to Brigels. Linthal is also the starting point of the Klausen pass road. Linthal belongs to the municipality of Glarus Süd. (Photo Linthal: Switzerland Tourism, Andreas Gerth)
