The Galgentobel (German for Gallows Gorge/Gallows Ravine), is a small gorge east of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

The steepest part of the St. Gallen–Rorschach railway line runs along the valley wall, and the difficult topographic conditions and sloping edges have led to multiple interruptions along the line.

Landslides are also common in the area, causing occasional obstructions.

The gorge's name derives from the abbot's high court gallows, which stood at the current location of the Heiligkreuz Evangelical Church on the west end of the gorge.

[2] The Irish monk Gallus walked through the Galgentobel in the year 612, directly before he founded the hermitage that would become the city of St.