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Dog-Friendly Hikes near Sankt Gallen

The directory currently contains 7 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Sankt Gallen. Their average mapped distance is 3.7 km and average recorded ascent is 191 m (627 ft); the longest route in the set is 10.7 km.

This subset represents 4% of the 170 quality-checked routes near Sankt Gallen. Its average distance is 3.7 km, compared with 13.2 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 191 m (627 ft), versus 538 m (1,765 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

These routes either have dogs marked as allowed or meet the directory’s dog-score threshold. Current land-manager rules take precedence. Within this set, 1 routes (14%) are rated easy, 1 (14%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

1.3 km

Bühl-Wald

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Bühl-Wald

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Hard

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
10.7 km
/ 6.6 mi
Elevation gain
886 m
Typical duration
3 hr 33 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Weiler Sitzberg bei Turbenthal, Schweiz
Moderate

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
240 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Bilck von Farneralp auf die Linthebene
Moderate

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
5.8 km
/ 3.6 mi
Elevation gain
11 m
Typical duration
1 hr 14 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Typical duration
16 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Typical duration
7 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Ruine Altlandenberg – ChämmerliZurich1.4 km89 m26 minModerateApril to October
Quinten SeewegSt. Gallen10.7 km886 m3 hr 33 minHardApril to October
Sitzberg – NeubrunnThurgau2.7 km240 m55 minModerateApril to October
Wald - FarneralpSt. Gallen5.8 km11 m1 hr 14 minModerateApril to October
Bühl-WaldAppenzell Ausserrhoden1.3 km0 m16 minEasyApril to October
Hinterer Schellenberg - Tostner Wald - Mittlerer SchellenbergLiechtenstein3.3 km109 m51 minModerateApril to October
Birli-WaldAppenzell Ausserrhoden0.6 km0 m7 minModerateApril to October

Ruine Altlandenberg – Chämmerli, Quinten Seeweg, Sitzberg – Neubrunn currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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