Lakes in St. Gallen

Looking to visit the best lakes in St. Gallen? After all, there’s nothing better than the serenity of the lakeshore — or a quick dip when the weather’s warm. So, browse our list of St. Gallen’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!

1 Schottensee
2 Walensee
3 Schwarzsee
4 Baschalvasee
5 Chapfensee
6 Wangsersee
7 Voralpsee

The top 7 lakes in St. Gallen

Schottensee

Hiking Highlight

The Schottensee and the Wildsee are the two most beautiful on the 5-Seen-hike. The colors of the lakes are really nice cheesy and almost surreal. Depending on the incidence of …

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Walensee

Road Cycling Highlight

The Walensee is a lake in the eastern Prealps in Switzerland and is located in the cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus. Wikipedia
Average depth: 105 m
Altitude above sea …

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Schwarzsee

Hiking Highlight

One lake more beautiful than the other, but each one unique. The Schwarzsee lives up to its name and shimmers in the sunlight.

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Baschalvasee

Hiking Highlight

From the Baschalvasee you can see all the way to the Rheinthal, which becomes irrelevant at the sight of this beautiful mountain lake. Depending on the direction in which you …

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Chapfensee

Mountain Biking Highlight

Idyllic, quiet reservoir at about 1,000 meters altitude. The dams are to be driven. There is a picnic area and a kiosk. 100 to 200 meters root trail in the northeast.

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Wangsersee

Hiking Highlight

The lake is often left to the left, but wrongly! From the west side not too sexy, but coming from the east you can have great luck and see great water reflections.

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