Travel with your dog: During your stay Canton of St. Gallen you’re spoiled for choice. On this page we've put together suggestions for numerous dog-friendly excursions, leisure activities, restaurants and accommodation as well as a couple of other insider tips for dog owners:
Maps and trails
Dog-friendly hiking in the canton of St. Gallen
Cross-Country Skiing
· Flums
Dog trail Flumserberg
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
2 km
0:25 h
22 m
28 m
2 kilometer long dog trail in skating style with start on the Alp Tannenboden
Winter Hiking
· Heidiland
Winter hiking trail Dörfli - Fürggli
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
5.2 km
1:25 h
119 m
119 m
Cozy winter hiking trail on the St. Margrethenberg from Dörfli to Fürggli. The almost 5-kilometer long route (round trip) can be used as an independent tour or as a feeder to the "Fürggli-Golerberg" tour.
Hiking Trail
· Toggenburg
Hiking on the Thur trail from Lichtensteig to Bazenheid
recommended route
Difficulty
T2
difficult
Stage 3
closed
16.3 km
4:35 h
372 m
391 m
The route follows the Thur from its origins at the Säntis, through the diverse landscapes of Toggenburg.
Hiking Trail
· St.Gallen-Bodensee
Mülenenschlucht route
recommended route
Difficulty
T2
moderate
0.6 km
0:15 h
71 m
0 m
The short but impressive Mülenenschlucht route connects nature, history, and city. Over small bridges and narrow paths, the romantically wild route leads along the rushing Steinach.
Hiking Trail
· St.Gallen-Bodensee
Drei Weieren: large circular route
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
easy
4.1 km
1:05 h
44 m
44 m
On a leisurely walk through one of the most beautiful natural idylls of St.Gallen, you pass inviting ponds and the Notkersegg Monastery.
Hiking Trail
· St.Gallen-Bodensee
Drei Weieren: small route
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
easy
2.5 km
0:40 h
35 m
35 m
The small route through the Drei Weieren recreational area combines historic pond facilities, leafy forest passages, and wonderful views of the Gallus city - a walk that delights in every season.
Thematic Trail
· Weesen
Wali's Magic Forest
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Open
2 km
2:00 h
131 m
131 m
Completely immerse yourself in a story, climb, play, search for crystals, listen to exciting podcasts about forest animals, and enjoy the view - in Wali's Magic Forest high above Weesen.
Thematic Trail
· Toggenburg
Hydropower Educational Trail Krummenau - Ebnat-Kappel
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
4 km
1:15 h
1 m
70 m
On one of the most beautiful sections of the Thurweg between Nesslau and Ebnat-Kappel in Toggenburg, is the Hydropower Educational Trail.
Hiking Trail
· Canton of St. Gallen
Gonzen
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
3.6 km
1:30 h
260 m
160 m
The hike leads us from the Palfries mountain station over the Alp Riet to the Gonzen summit cross. From here we have a phenomenal view of the surrounding mountains and the Rhine Valley.
Hiking Trail
· Sarganserland
Sennis round route via Castilu
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
8.6 km
2:30 h
75 m
490 m
We take the cable car up to the Palfries plateau. Various routes to the Hotel Kurhaus Sennis are available to us. We decide on the route via Alp Castilu with a possible stop at the mountain restaurant Stralrüfi (alternatively via Alp Malun, see separate route description).

