Nature discovery
Research 14 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of St. Gallen, grouped across 5 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of St. Gallen. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from St. Gallen. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from St. Gallen, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
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Mülenenschlucht is a waterfall reachable from St. Gallen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mülenenschlucht, under 1 km from the city centre from St. Gallen
Image credit: Image: PaterMcFly / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Alpstein is Limestone mountain subgroup of the Appenzell Alps with the Seealpsee lake, south of St. Gallen near Appenzell. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Alpstein, about 20 km (12 mi) from St. Gallen
Image credit: Image: FkMohr / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Säntis is peak, highest of the Alpstein massif in the Appenzell Alps, nearby south of St. Gallen. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Säntis, about 20 km (12 mi) from St. Gallen
Image credit: Image: Roland zh / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Thur waterfalls is a waterfall reachable from St. Gallen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Thur waterfalls, about 25 km (16 mi) from St. Gallen
Image credit: Image: Hardcoreraveman / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Giessenfall 3 is a waterfall reachable from St. Gallen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Giessenfall 3, about 26 km (16 mi) from St. Gallen
Image credit: Image: Lokolia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Churfirsten is Limestone ridge of seven main peaks rising above Walensee, the southernmost Appenzell Alps range, south of St. Gallen. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Churfirsten, about 31 km (19 mi) from St. Gallen
Image credit: Image: Carsten Steger / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Speer is peak between the Toggenburg valley, Linth plain and Lake Zürich, southwest of St. Gallen. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Speer, about 33 km (20 mi) from St. Gallen
Image credit: Image: Adrian Michael / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5
Seerenbach Falls is a waterfall reachable from St. Gallen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Seerenbach Falls, about 35 km (22 mi) from St. Gallen
Image credit: Image: Paebi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lindberg is a forest reachable from St. Gallen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lindberg, about 48 km (30 mi) from St. Gallen
Image credit: Image: Entopos / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona is UNESCO geological mountain area spanning Glarus, St. Gallen and Graubünden cantons, around the Glarus thrust, south of St. Gallen. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona, about 57 km (36 mi) from St. Gallen
Image credit: Image: Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Rhine Falls is Wide waterfall on the High Rhine near Schaffhausen, nearby northwest of St. Gallen. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Rhine Falls, about 64 km (40 mi) from St. Gallen
Image credit: Image: Christian David / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bödmerenwald is a old-growth forest reachable from St. Gallen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bödmerenwald, about 65 km (40 mi) from St. Gallen
Image credit: Image: Paebi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sonderwaldreservat Tumalandschaft is a forest reachable from St. Gallen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Sonderwaldreservat Tumalandschaft, about 66 km (41 mi) from St. Gallen
Image credit: Image: Swedish National Heritage / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Eggwald is a forest reachable from St. Gallen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Eggwald, about 74 km (46 mi) from St. Gallen
Image credit: Image: OpenStreetMap contributors Pechristener / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0