St. Galler Brückenweg

The St.Gallen bridge trail leads through the nature and landscape conservation area "Sitter and Wattbach" and past 18 viaducts, suspension bridges and wooden as well as concrete bridges. Information boards about their history and technical details can be found at all the bridges.

From St. Gallen Haggen railway station, the yellow-waymarked hiking trail initially leads through the neighbourhood. Right at the start, it passes Schlössli Haggen, a manor house built between 1642 and 1644. A little further on, the Chapel of St. Wolfgang stands close to the trail. Thought to date from the 15th century, the building and an imposing lime tree occupy a prominent moraine ridge. After a short ascent, the route reaches its highest point near Steinegg at around 710 m.

The scenery now alternates between open meadows, woodland and the edges of residential areas. The trail follows the Wattbach for a while before passing Gasthaus Schäfli. From there, the hike continues over gently undulating terrain, though overall it descends towards Spisegg.

Towards the end, the urban area draws closer again. After eight kilometres and a good two hours, the hike ends at the St. Gallen, Spisegg bus stop. This route on the western edge of the city combines historic buildings, a stream, meadows and woodland over a pleasant distance.