The Best Trails in Kanton St. Gallen (Switzerland)

Explore the beauty of Switzerland, Austria and Lake Constance on a journey from St. Margrethen to Bregenz, Lake and Reuthe

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Jorditoms

Distance

32.27mi

Elevation +

1594f

TrailRank

83| 5.0

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7 Peaks Views tour - Tannenboden complete loop

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Ruben.hera

Distance

13.59mi

Elevation +

3852f

TrailRank

60

English (castellano debajo): This route is the 7 summit tour but instead of using the cable car for one portion, finishing the loop by walk. Tannenbodenalp - Rotberg - Winkelzan - Seebenalp - Heusee - Gross Güslen - ...

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Murgsee

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sinapsis.3d

Distance

12.35mi

Elevation +

3816f

TrailRank

53

Circular hike from the first parking (next to the pond). Reaching Schneeloch peak at 2347 m. Good boots are recommended.

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Swiss Alps - Spitzmeilenhütte to Mt. Wissmeilen + Mt. Spitzmeilen

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Hiking

Heinrich Rotkiefer

Distance

3.24mi

Elevation +

1483f

TrailRank

49

Very scenic and beautiful trail; you have a fantastic view alle way long and can even see mountain glaciers; the tour is not very challenging regarding the fitness, however, you need to be able to climb and have a good h...

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Swiss Alps - Murgseehütte to Spitzmeilenhütte

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Hiking

Heinrich Rotkiefer

Distance

7.62mi

Elevation +

2339f

TrailRank

49

Except one short part quite easy trail; unfortunately, the weather was foggy so I can’t say much about the view, however, it seemed to me that it must be stunning on clear days; just the last part the weather got better ...

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Betlis Wasserfall Quinten

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Hiking

willem.toet

Distance

5.80mi

Elevation +

1266f

TrailRank

44| 4.34

Beautiful views , amazing waterfall and a good walk. Starts very easy. Some parts after waterfall hard, but there are cables and chains to hold onto. We got the ferry back. Lovely walk. Good food at Quinten.

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Pizol 5-Seen Wanderung

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Hiking

MiriamTwaalfhoven

Distance

6.21mi

Elevation +

1827f

TrailRank

43

Gorgeous trail, stunning scenery. Good footing required. Moderate for seasoned hikers, may be difficult for the inexperienced. Pay attention to time. Officially recommended you start before 11 am. If you want to picnic o...

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St. Gallen: 5 lake hike - Pizol (931)

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Hiking

AMS777

Distance

8.32mi

Elevation +

2283f

TrailRank

42

- Overrated. The hike is beautiful, but not more than others. - Crowded. The hike is popular and familiar. The path is narrow. - Disregard the last tracked part. It was on the chairlift going back. https://outdoor.h...

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Murgsee

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Hiking

gulyasal

Distance

8.90mi

Elevation +

3369f

TrailRank

41

Probably one of the nicest walks in Switzerland. Officially, the walk should take a little over 5 hours, although it took us some time longer. Bring ten francs in coins to pay for parking. The drive to the parking area i...

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Iltios, Gamserrugg loop with chairlift partial decent

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Hiking

willem.toet

Distance

8.81mi

Elevation +

2743f

TrailRank

37

Wonderful Swiss views with about 850 m of climbing and less descending. You could bring your own lunch or eat at the Gamsalp or the Iltios. Spectacular!!!

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Chäserrugg

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Hiking

Susanna Gost

Distance

10.71mi

Elevation +

4633f

TrailRank

36

A beautiful hike not far from Zürich. When arriving to Alt St. Johann, you can park where the Iltiosbahn (Unterwasser) stop is. You begin the hike beside the swimming pool, following the "Iltios" signals. When arriving t...

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Weesen - Quinten

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Hiking

leszek86

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Distance

6.79mi

Elevation +

2044f

TrailRank

36| 4.67

A trip from Weesen to Quinten. It was also possible to go further to Walenstadt. On the way back we took a ferry. The itinerary can be found here: https://www.walenseeschiff.ch/Portals/0/Fahrplan/A3-Fahrplan%202018.pdf?...

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Amden - Walenstadt

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Hiking

Lost Miss

Distance

12.75mi

Elevation +

3396f

TrailRank

36

Start at Amden Post and passing Quinten and finishing at Walenstadt. This hike can be done just halfway to Quinten and enjoy the view, food and local wine there. Some sections are a bit harder but overall a nice hike.

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Murgsee Rundwanderung

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Hiking

pyrrol

Distance

11.27mi

Elevation +

3471f

TrailRank

36

The GPS data of the first part is missing due to connection problems in the dense (but beautiful!) forest. The trail is marked very well.

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Jakobsweg: Rorschach-Herisau

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Hiking

gulyasal

Distance

17.56mi

Elevation +

2362f

TrailRank

35

First leg of Jakobsweg in Switzerland for those heading from Austria and eastern Europe. Starts and ends at a SBB train station. A lovely walk through the canton of St. Gallen, stopping in the capital city by the same na...

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Spitzmeilen

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Hiking

pyrrol

Distance

9.64mi

Elevation +

4534f

TrailRank

34

To get to the top of the Spitzmeilen, you need to do some climbing along a fixed rope (no special equipment is needed).

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Unterterzen - Seebenalp

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Hiking

igeorg

Distance

5.17mi

Elevation +

3944f

TrailRank

34

Start at the parking spot and follow the trail. First part is smooth, but it gets quite steep towards the end. The views are spectacular, as are the lakes at the top. You can swim in the lake (we did so in the end May 20...

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Five lake Pizol from Wangs

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Trail Running

Miguel Alcober

Distance

20.50mi

Elevation +

7477f

TrailRank

34

This is the 5 Lake Hike around but starting from the base of the cable car (i.e. no need to buy tickets). There was plenty of free car parking as of 15.8.2020. The first 7.5 km are sadly asphalt. Could make sense to h...

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Zuestoll Round Trip

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Hiking

pyrrol

Distance

8.89mi

Elevation +

4573f

TrailRank

32

For accessing the Zuestoll, some easy climbing is required (not recommended for small kids and dogs).

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Toggenburg Tone Trail

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Hiking

gulyasal

Distance

3.81mi

Elevation +

344f

TrailRank

32

The 2 hour Toggenburg Tone Trail is a themed trail, with over 20 musical “instruments” scattered along the way. Every few minutes along the walk you’ll find a different musical instrument to play with. You can usually ei...

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Flumserberg (28/08/2011)

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Mountain Bike

julargui

Distance

27.00mi

Elevation +

2454f

TrailRank

32

Round track that starts at the cable car station of Unterterzen that brings you to Tannenboden. Roughly 80 minutes riding uphill, tough but on a good track, no extreme slopes, but a steady work-out. After Maschgenk...

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Pizalun Roundtrip

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Hiking

dchr1

Distance

4.17mi

Elevation +

1033f

TrailRank

32| 5.0

Easy Roundtrip from and to a free parking lot in St. Margarethenberg. No problem to take children six years or older, if they are used to a little walking. The view from Pizalun ist just magnificent - you see Landquart b...

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St. Gallen: Amden - Gäudig - Durschlegi (929 partly)

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Hiking

AMS777

Distance

7.97mi

Elevation +

2592f

TrailRank

32

- Several parts on asphalt. - The part on the middle close to Mattstogg is quite nice, the rest not so much, especially the first half.

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St. Gallen - Altstätten - St. Anton - Rorschach - St. Gallen

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Road Bike

Piotr Lewandowski

Distance

48.33mi

Elevation +

6739f

TrailRank

31

78km loop beginning and ending in St. Gallen, with some climbing - 1760m elevation gain according to my GPS, 2000m according to wikiloc. I think it's rather my GPS which got it right. The first section is a 24km long cy...

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Niederschlag - Hinder Höhi - Alp Oberchäseren - Speer - Alp Oberchäseren - Amden

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Hiking

jf.vlaemynck

Distance

9.93mi

Elevation +

2552f

TrailRank

31

Very nice hike to the top of the Speer. Start of the hike is at the top of the chairlift in Amden. The landscapes are really nice!

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