St. Gallen

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<map lat='47.4346809406041' lng='9.38913971185684' zoom='14' view='0' float='right' /> St. Gallen is a city in Switzerland.

Hitching out

West towards Zürich, Bern or Basel E 60 N1

To hitch out in this direction, there's a spot at the Sankt Fiden exit. There is a bridge over the highway from which an on-ramp comes down to join the highway. You can just stand on the upper end of that on-ramp. Take bus 1, 4, or 7 in the direction Stephanshorn, Guggeinen, resp. Neudorf. Get out at the St. Fiden stop and walk to the bridge.

East towards St. Margrethen, Bregenz, Austria, Germany E 60 N1

To hitch east, use St.Fiden point described above but in the opposite direction. It is near the hospital, just ask people for the way there and walk towards the on-ramp. Just before the highway officially begins (and where it becomes illegal to stand, see the big green sign) there's a turn-off with almost no traffic, so by standing there you'll be easily seen by cars. Note that there's is little traffic and most cars will be local, most likely going to the border town of St. Margrethen.

Once you found a lift to St. Margrethen ask your driver to drop you off at the border crossing between Switzerland and Austria. Hitching on from there is easy.

Sleeping

In the southern part of the city, there's a little hill called the Freudenberg. It's well-known among locals for the Drei Weiheren, several artificial ponds for free swimming. The hill and the ponds are within walking distance from the highway (ask locals for directions if necessary) and this particular place might actually be worth getting dropped off in St. Gallen if you happen to pass through in the afternoon, not knowing where to spend the night. Not as much for the ponds -- there are better lakes in Switzerland -- but for the view over the town and Lake Constance from atop the Freudenberg and the possibility to sleep right up there in the meadows, undisturbed and peacefully (stargazing and morning swim in the ponds included). You can also have a campfire and there's public BBQs.