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Easy Hiking Trails near Sankt Gallen

The directory currently contains 6 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Sankt Gallen. Their average mapped distance is 2.1 km and average recorded ascent is 16 m (52 ft); the longest route in the set is 4.0 km.

This subset represents 4% of the 170 quality-checked routes near Sankt Gallen. Its average distance is 2.1 km, compared with 13.2 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 16 m (52 ft), versus 538 m (1,765 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, 6 routes (100%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) 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.

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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

0.8 km

Unter Berg Sion - Schwarzholz

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Bodensee-Rundwanderweg - Alternative Konstanz

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

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Easy

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
32 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
8 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

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

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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
Bodensee-Rundwanderweg - Alternative KonstanzThurgau2.4 km0 m30 minEasyApril to October
Thurgauer RundwanderwegThurgau4.0 km32 m53 minEasyApril to October
Thurgauer RundwanderwegThurgau2.9 km8 m37 minEasyApril to October
Unter Berg Sion - SchwarzholzSt. Gallen0.8 km58 m16 minEasyApril to October
Fischingen Kloster - Au - fixmeThurgau1.2 km0 m15 minEasyApril to October
Bühl-WaldAppenzell Ausserrhoden1.3 km0 m16 minEasyApril to October

Bodensee-Rundwanderweg - Alternative Konstanz, Thurgauer Rundwanderweg, Thurgauer Rundwanderweg 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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