St. Gallen

Lakes in St. Gallen

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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 Schwarzsee
3 Chapfensee
4 Walensee
5 Baschalvasee
6 Voralpsee
7 Wangsersee
8 Werdenbergersee
9 Wichensteiner Seeli Aussichtsplattform

The top 9 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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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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Chapfensee

Mountain Biking Highlight

It is always worthwhile to come up here, the bike has to be pushed partially. Actually a driving ban would be but during the week, when hardly anyone is there, …

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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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THE ROAD IS PINK ( PINKI )

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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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Voralpsee

Mountain Biking Highlight

In good weather, very nice to dangle your soul. You forget the everyday life around you. Highly recommended. 👍

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Wangsersee

Hiking Highlight

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

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Werdenbergersee

Hiking Highlight

There is a café right on the lake

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Wichensteiner Seeli Aussichtsplattform

Bike Touring Highlight

Here you can take a nice break on the lake shore. The small viewing platform also offers you the opportunity to observe a few wild geese, swans or other sea …

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