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Hiking Trails Over 20 km in St. Gallen

The directory currently contains 14 quality-checked routes matching this guide in St. Gallen. Their average mapped distance is 41.0 km and average recorded ascent is 802 m (2,631 ft); the longest route in the set is 87.5 km.

This subset represents 4% of the 349 quality-checked routes in St. Gallen. Its average distance is 41.0 km, compared with 4.8 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 802 m (2,631 ft), versus 225 m (738 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is at least 20 km long. Whether it is normally completed in one day or in stages is not inferred from distance alone. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 14 (100%) 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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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

27.7 km

Via Alpina Stage 58: Sücka - Sargans

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

286 m

Bodensee- Rundwanderweg (Abschnitt Lindau - Kreuzlingen)

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Expert

Toggenburger Höhenweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
87.5 km
/ 54.4 mi
Elevation gain
2,859 m
Typical duration
24 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Thurgauer Panoramaweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
37.4 km
/ 23.3 mi
Elevation gain
703 m
Typical duration
9 hr 32 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Züri Oberland-Höhenweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
74.2 km
/ 46.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,497 m
Typical duration
19 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Kulturlandschaft Rheintalmoor in Lauterach , Vorarlberg Hier: der “Jannersee” Veröffentlicht: Georg Kessler in "Freizeit im Ländle, Die schönsten Ausflugziele in Vorarlberg ISBN 978-3-7022-3068-5 2010
Hard

Jakobsweg Vorarlberg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
21.6 km
/ 13.4 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
4 hr 43 min
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
30.0 km
/ 18.7 mi
Elevation gain
924 m
Typical duration
8 hr 6 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
27.8 km
/ 17.3 mi
Elevation gain
589 m
Typical duration
7 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland , Canton of St. Gallen , impressions along Thurweg
Hard

Thurweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
20.5 km
/ 12.7 mi
Elevation gain
754 m
Typical duration
5 hr 34 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

WALSA-Weg - Etappe 2

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
23.8 km
/ 14.8 mi
Elevation gain
892 m
Typical duration
6 hr 33 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Schaffhauser-Zürcher-Weg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
25.0 km
/ 15.5 mi
Elevation gain
152 m
Typical duration
5 hr 44 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Thurweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
25.8 km
/ 16.0 mi
Elevation gain
381 m
Typical duration
6 hr 16 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Bodenseeweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
25.2 km
/ 15.7 mi
Typical duration
5 hr 34 min
  • 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
[E4/E5] Europäischer Fernwanderweg Rhein bis Grenze DSt. Gallen60.7 km1,656 m16 hrExpertApril to October
Via Alpina Stage 58: Sücka - SargansSt. Gallen27.7 km524 m6 hr 56 minHardApril to October
Bodensee- Rundwanderweg (Abschnitt Lindau - Kreuzlingen)St. Gallen87.3 km286 m20 hrExpertApril to October
Toggenburger HöhenwegSt. Gallen87.5 km2,859 m24 hrExpertJune to October
Thurgauer PanoramawegSt. Gallen37.4 km703 m9 hr 32 minExpertApril to October
Züri Oberland-HöhenwegSt. Gallen74.2 km1,497 m19 hrExpertApril to October
Jakobsweg VorarlbergSt. Gallen21.6 km6 m4 hr 43 minHardApril to October
ViaJacobiSt. Gallen30.0 km924 m8 hr 6 minHardApril to October
ViaJacobiSt. Gallen27.8 km589 m7 hr 3 minHardApril to October
ThurwegSt. Gallen20.5 km754 m5 hr 34 minHardApril to October

[E4/E5] Europäischer Fernwanderweg Rhein bis Grenze D, Via Alpina Stage 58: Sücka - Sargans, Bodensee- Rundwanderweg (Abschnitt Lindau - Kreuzlingen) 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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