Hikes near Unterwasser
Unterwasser (900 m) sits in St. Gallen, Switzerland. MR. ALPS lists 26 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 181 km of marked route in total. They run from 3.1 km to 28.2 km, the longest being Appenzeller Alpenweg. 26 of them record their elevation gain, between 20 m and 3094 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 26
- Total marked distance
- 181 km
- Shortest route
- 3.1 km
- Longest route
- 28.2 km
- Elevation gain
- 20–3094 m (on 26 trails)
- Difficulty recorded
- on 8 trails
- Route maps available
- on 26 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Thurweg
From the Gamplüt gondola station, the trail descends through flowering meadows and Toggenburg villages alongside the Säntisthur — a river whose source lies some 1,200 metres higher on Chalbersäntis — before plunging through the forested Chammerlitobel to reach the thundering Thur Falls. The route then passes through ravines and drops past the three Giessen Falls just before Nesslau.
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Tschingla Chäserugg
From Alp Tschingla to Chäserugg Bergstation
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Hochrugg - Bergwald
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Hochrugg - Tschingla
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Tschingla Sennis
From Alp Tschingla to Sennis Churhaus
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Hochrugg - Tschingla
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Voralp - Niederipass - Höchst - Voralp
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Quinten Seeweg
From Walenstadt to Quinten
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rote Raute
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Schwaldis - Hochrugg
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Walenstadt - Pluder
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Unterterzen-Walenstadt
The route climbs from the shores of the Walensee up into a varied mountain world, crossing the Maschgenkamm ridge where the panorama opens on one side to the Spitzmeilen massif and on the other to the jagged Churfirsten and Alviergruppe chains looming above the lake. The trail also takes in the celebrated 7-Gipfel-Tour, one of the region's signature highlights.
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Margelchopf-Gipfelweg
The route climbs from the Malbun mountain restaurant through forest and alpine pastures, passing clusters of small mountain lakes where the Alpstein and Rhine Valley reflect in still water, before a hands-and-feet scramble up a stony peak with a pronounced north-facing rock face. From the grassy high plateau of Margelchopf — Grabs' local mountain — the view stretches across the St. Gallen Rhine Valley as far as Lake Constance, with Lake Voralp waiting at the trail's end.
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Walenstadtberg - Quinten
The trail combines shady forest sections with sweeping views of mountain and lake, descending in a zigzag course through the woods before reaching the shoreline of the Walensee. The picturesque village of Quinten waits at the end of the route as a reward for the effort.
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Voralpsee Ost rot
The route circles through alpine meadows and past highland bogs (Hochmoore), with views stretching across the Toggenburg and down into the Rhine Valley. At its heart lies the Voralpsee, an idyllic mountain lake ringed by gentle pastures and forest, with swimming spots and fire-grill huts on its shores.
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Thurweg: Bergstation Gamplüt - Nesslau
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Toggenburger Höhenweg: Wildhaus - Vordere Selunalp
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Alpenpanorama-Weg: Schwägalp - Stein
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Churfirsten-Weg
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Gamplüt-Säntis-Weg
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Rheintaler Höhenweg: Wildhaus - Berghaus Malbun
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Ofenloch-Weg
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Neckerweg: Schwägalp - St. Peterzell
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Ammler Höhenweg
From Arvenbüel, Arven to Bergstation, Sesselbahn Mattstock
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Appenzeller Alpenweg
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Ofenloch-Weg
From Schwägalp to Ennetbühl
More hiking near Unterwasser
Other walking bases within 40 km of Unterwasser, each with its own trail list:
- Alt St. Johann (Toggenburg), St. Gallen — 26 trails, 1.9 km away
- Wildhaus – Gamserrugg (Toggenburg), St. Gallen — 25 trails, 2.8 km away
- Gamplüt, St. Gallen — 26 trails, 3.1 km away
- Urnäsch, Appenzell — 28 trails, 6.5 km away
- Walenstadtberg, St. Gallen — 28 trails, 7.1 km away
- Grabs, St. Gallen — 27 trails, 10.3 km away