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Easy Hiking Trails in St. Gallen

The directory currently contains 63 quality-checked routes matching this guide in St. Gallen. Their average mapped distance is 1.8 km and average recorded ascent is 29 m (95 ft); the longest route in the set is 5.6 km.

This subset represents 18% of the 349 quality-checked routes in St. Gallen. Its average distance is 1.8 km, compared with 4.8 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 29 m (95 ft), versus 225 m (738 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is rated easy by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. The rating does not verify surface, exposure or current hazards. Within this set, 63 routes (100%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 4 (6%) 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

0.5 km

Höfli - Hinterbetlis

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Breitenholz N - Rüeterswil Kapelle

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Distances follow stored route lines; ascent and time are estimates. Current access, surface and technical difficulty need separate checks. How to turn a comparison into a shortlist.

Trails

Easy

Chlefibünt - Azmoos

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Typical duration
8 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Höfli - Hinterbetlis

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
47 m
Typical duration
10 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Katzenried - Chürzi

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
78 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Lämmligarten - Brunwald

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
52 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Waymarked route
Panüöl - Teehütte Fursch
Easy

Panüöl - Fursch

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
52 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rossfallen-Chamm

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
10 m
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rundweg B1

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
3.1 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
77 m
Typical duration
46 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rundweg Tamin

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
48 m
Typical duration
22 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wil - Züberwangen

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
19 m
Typical duration
56 min
  • Waymarked route
Lourdes-Grotte in Berschis
Easy

Berschis - Pluder

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Breitenholz N - Feldi

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
38 m
Typical duration
10 min
  • Waymarked route
Liechtenstein–Switzerland border, view from Schaan (LI) over the Rhine to Buchs (CH), Rüthi–Bonaduz power line in the background
Easy

Buchs (CH) - St. Peter

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Typical duration
34 min
  • Waymarked route
Aerial View of Bronschhofen
Easy

Dreibrunnen - Bronschhofen

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Grüenfeld - Underi Rüti

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
39 min
  • Waymarked route
Weiler Bettenau bei Jonschwil, Schweiz
Easy

Jonschwil - Bettenau

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
22 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Nesslauer Rundweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
30 m
Typical duration
51 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ob. Rüti - Ober Buchmatt

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
19 min
  • Waymarked route
Rüssel nearby Kempraten- Lenggis in Rapperswil-Jona (Switzerland)
Easy

Rüssel - Rotenweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
23 m
Typical duration
10 min
  • Waymarked route
Weiler Bettenau bei Jonschwil, Schweiz
Easy

Schwarzenbach - Bettenau

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
3.1 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
76 m
Typical duration
45 min
  • Waymarked route
Weiler Bettenau bei Jonschwil, Schweiz
Easy

Schwarzenberg - Jonschwil

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
43 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Schönau - Rotenweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
34 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Unterer Thurweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
18 m
Typical duration
1 hr 11 min
  • Waymarked route
Zentrum für Asylsuchende Bommerstein in Walenstadt .
Easy

Unterterzen-Walenstadt

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Railway station of Walenstadt, Switzerland
Easy

Walenstadt - Pluder

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Lac de Walenstadt depuis Weesen
Easy

Weesen - Flihof

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
19 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rundweg H3

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
86 m
Typical duration
51 min
  • Waymarked route
Roter Herd Road Bridge over the Tamina River, Vättis, Canton St. Gallen, Switzerland
Easy

Spazier Rundweg Tamina

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
86 m
Typical duration
26 min
Panorama between in the municipality of Sennwald in the Rhine Valley , looking from Kreuzberg (on the left), to the Appenzell Alps , Saxer Gap , the Stauberen , and Hoher Kasten on the right.
Easy

Ruggell - Sennwald

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
8 m
Typical duration
51 min
Easy

Schoggiweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
33 min

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
Unter Berg Sion - SchwarzholzSt. Gallen0.8 km58 m16 minEasyApril to October
Breitenholz N - Rüeterswil KapelleSt. Gallen0.7 km0 m8 minEasyApril to October
Chlefibünt - AzmoosSt. Gallen0.6 km0 m8 minEasyApril to October
Höfli - HinterbetlisSt. Gallen0.5 km47 m10 minEasyApril to October
Katzenried - ChürziSt. Gallen1.6 km78 m28 minEasyApril to October
Lämmligarten - BrunwaldSt. Gallen1.0 km52 m17 minEasyApril to October
Lämmligarten - Mühlrüti? - fixmeSt. Gallen1.6 km11 m21 minEasyApril to October
Münchwilen - Dreibrunnen - WilSt. Gallen5.0 km6 m1 hr 4 minEasyApril to October
Panüöl - FurschSt. Gallen2.0 km52 m30 minEasyJune to October
Quarten - Unterterzen? - fixmeSt. Gallen0.5 km0 m6 minEasyApril to October

Unter Berg Sion - Schwarzholz, Zapfen-Diepoldsauer Schwamm, Katzenried - Chürzi 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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