Hikes near Bad Ragaz
Bad Ragaz (508 m) sits in St. Gallen, Switzerland. MR. ALPS lists 35 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 285 km of marked route in total. They run from 3.6 km to 105.1 km, the longest being Rheintaler Höhenweg. 34 of them record their elevation gain, between 10 m and 4843 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 35
- Total marked distance
- 285 km
- Shortest route
- 3.6 km
- Longest route
- 105.1 km
- Elevation gain
- 10–4843 m (on 34 trails)
- Difficulty recorded
- on 10 trails
- Route maps available
- on 35 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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WALSA-Weg - Etappe 2
From Garschlu to Flumserberg
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WALSA-Weg - Etappe 1
From Bad Ragaz — where thermal waters have flowed since 1840 — the route climbs through open mixed forest past the walkable ruins of Freudenberg castle, opening onto sweeping views across the Rhine valley and the Graubünden mountain world. The final ascent threads through the Valeistobel gorge, crossing seven bridges before reaching the hamlet of Garschlu.
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Via Alpina
From Sargans to Weisstannen
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Garmil-Höhenwanderung
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Heidipfad
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Rütiwald - Garschlu
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5-Seen-Wanderung
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Garschlu - Bad Ragaz
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Melser Geoweg
The Melser Geoweg is a teaching trail that winds through an exceptional landscape shaped by Ice Age glaciation, where rounded rock formations called Rundhöcker and an open-air exhibition of regionally significant stones — central to the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona — tell the story of the Earth's geology. The hill of Castels, rising between Mels and Flums, adds layers of human history: prehistoric fortifications, wartime artillery positions, and the traces of a once-thriving mining and quarrying industry.
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Wildseeluggen-Baföni
Three waterfalls — the Piltschinabachfall (81 m), Sässbachfall (86 m), and Muttenbachfall (45 m) — plunge side by side into the rocky basin of Batöni, reached by following the Gufelbach through forest and pasture. The route passes through the UNESCO World Natural Heritage site Tektonikarena Sardona and by the Wildsee, the mountain lake known from the Pizol five-lakes walk.
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Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 4
From Weisstannen to Sardonahütte
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Ploms Parmort
From Plons (Brücke) to Parmort
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Parmort Schönhalden
From Parmort to Schönhalden Restaurant (Bergstation Seilbahn)
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Plons Geisswiesen
From èons to Geisswiesen Ferienheim
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Sässliwiesen Parmort
From Sässliwisen Restaurant to Parmort
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WALSA-Weg: Bad Ragaz Bahnhof - 3923
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Taminaschlucht Rundweg
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Ellhorn Rundweg
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5-Seen-Wanderung Pizol
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Via Alpina: Sargans - Weisstannen
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WALSA-Weg: 3923 - Bergheim
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Liechtensteiner Panoramaweg: Malbun - Sücka
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Prättigauer Höhenweg: Landquart Bahnhof - Schesaplana Hütte
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Rheintaler Höhenweg: Berghaus Malbun - Sargans
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Fürstin-Gina-Weg Malbun
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Rheintaler Höhenweg
From Rorschach to Sargans
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Balzers - And (CH) - St. Luzisteig (CH)
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Balzers - Guscha (CH)
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Balzers - Maels - Ellhorn
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Balzers - Ruettena - Ellhorn
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Balzers - Bruennili - Triesenberg
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Balzers - Unter Steigwiesen (CH) - St. Luzisteig (CH)
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Alte Schollbergstrasse
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Balzers - Ruettena - Triesen Post
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Spazier Rundweg Radein
More hiking near Bad Ragaz
Other walking bases within 40 km of Bad Ragaz, each with its own trail list:
- Tristeli – St. Margrethenberg, St. Gallen — 31 trails, 2.3 km away
- Mastrils, Graubünden (Grisons) — 29 trails, 5.1 km away
- Wangs, St. Gallen — 33 trails, 6.2 km away
- Flensa – Seewis, Graubünden (Grisons) — 25 trails, 10.2 km away
- Grüsch Danusa, Graubünden (Grisons) — 21 trails, 11 km away
- Weisstannen, St. Gallen — 27 trails, 12 km away