Unterwasser

Switzerland · St. Gallen · 900m · Score: 4.00265367965368/10
Unterwasser — Alpine village in Switzerland

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About Unterwasser

A low-key Toggenburg retreat where acoustic festivals and family-run inns offer a grounded alternative to Swiss glitz.

Highlights

Key Facts

Ski Area

Chäserrugg – Unterwasser/​Alt St. Johann (Toggenburg)

Weather and 10-day forecast for Unterwasser

DayMin / maxSkyPrecipitationSunshine
lun 21 set7 / 13 °Covercastdry1 h sun
mar 22 set6 / 12 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
mer 23 set6 / 15 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
gio 24 set7 / 14 °Covercastdry3 h sun
ven 25 set6 / 16 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
sab 26 set6 / 17 °Cpartly cloudydry6 h sun
dom 27 set7 / 18 °Cpartly cloudydry5 h sun
lun 28 set9 / 19 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
mar 29 set9 / 18 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
mer 30 set9 / 20 °Cpartly cloudydry8 h sun

Source: Open-Meteo, village altitude, updated 2026-09-21 06:07 UTC.

Things to do in Unterwasser

Hikes nearby — Unterwasser (20)

20+ curated hiking trails around Unterwasser, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.

  • Thurweg

    20.5 km · +280 m

    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.

  • Tschingla Chäserugg

    5.3 km · +956 m

  • Hochrugg - Bergwald

    3.8 km · +311 m

  • Hochrugg - Tschingla

    3.1 km · +599 m

  • Tschingla Sennis

    8 km · +833 m

  • Hochrugg - Tschingla

    5.1 km · +453 m

  • Voralp - Niederipass - Höchst - Voralp

    10.9 km · +931 m

  • Quinten Seeweg

    10.7 km · +595 m

  • rote Raute

    4.4 km · +690 m

  • Schwaldis - Hochrugg

    4.3 km · +149 m

  • Walenstadt - Pluder

    3.1 km · +20 m

  • Unterterzen-Walenstadt

    4.9 km · +69 m

    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.

  • Margelchopf-Gipfelweg

    14 km · +1597 m

    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.

  • Walenstadtberg - Quinten

    13.2 km · +290 m

    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.

  • Voralpsee Ost rot

    18.4 km · +3094 m

    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.

  • Thurweg: Bergstation Gamplüt - Nesslau

    +293 m · mittel

  • Toggenburger Höhenweg: Wildhaus - Vordere Selunalp

    +891 m · mittel

  • Alpenpanorama-Weg: Schwägalp - Stein

    +498 m · mittel

  • Churfirsten-Weg

    +1102 m · mittel

  • Gamplüt-Säntis-Weg

    +1515 m · mittel

See all 20 hikes near Unterwasser

Mountain biking near Unterwasser

  • Hörnli Bike - Etappe 3 48.3 km
  • Panorama Bike - Etappe 3 34.8 km
  • ex. Lüsis Bike 6.4 km
  • Tesel-Gruebe-Zwinglipass Red

All MTB trails near Unterwasser

Getting to Unterwasser

Door-to-door travel times as used by the MR. ALPS ranking.

Where to stay in Unterwasser

107 places to stay for a night on 2026-09-25, from 137 EUR per night, median 299 EUR. Prices are direct with hotels and destinations, compared live on the Unterwasser page.