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Off-lead dog walks in Haute-Savoie

107 places to let a dog off the lead in Haute-Savoie, best first. Our top picks are Lac des Mines d'Or, Plateau des Saix and Lac du Plan des Lacs.

• Best walks (16)
• Swimming (100)
• Lakes (9)
• Woods and shade (50)
• Away from roads (83)

Near a town: Cluses, Taninges, Morzine, Mieussy, Samoëns, Arâches-la-Frasse, Saint-Jean-d'Aulps, Abondance, Bellevaux, Les Gets, La Chapelle-d'Abondance, Vacheresse, Verchaix, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, Le Biot

1. Lac des Mines d'Or
   Great (90) · Mountain walk near Avoriaz
   Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 3.4 mi loop · Road through it
2. Plateau des Saix
   Great (90) · Mountain walk near Morillon
   Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 3.5 mi loop · Road through it
3. Lac du Plan des Lacs
   Great (89) · Mountain walk near Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
   Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 3.4 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
4. Prétairié
   Great (89) · Mountain walk near Abondance
   Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 3.8 mi loop · Road through it
5. Pégnat d'en Haut
   Great (89) · Mountain walk near Mieussy
   Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 3.5 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
6. Lac de Joux Plane
   Great (88) · Mountain walk near Verchaix
   Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 3.5 mi loop · Road through it
7. Sevan devant
   Great (88) · Mountain walk near La Chapelle-d'Abondance
   Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Lake · Parking · 3.4 mi loop · Road through it
8. Lac de Vallon
   Great (88) · Mountain walk near Mégevette
   Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Lake · Parking · 3.1 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
9. Mermy
   Great (88) · Mountain walk near Châtel
   Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 3.0 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
10. La Bray
    Great (87) · Mountain walk near Morzine
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 2.9 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
11. Lac de Morgins
    Great (87) · Mountain walk near Châtel
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 3.4 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
12. Jutteninges le Grand
    Great (86) · Mountain walk near La Rivière-Enverse
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Lake · Parking · 3.2 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
13. Les Aires Places
    Great (85) · Mountain walk near Samoëns
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 3.2 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
14. Les Chables
    Great (85) · Mountain walk near La Chapelle-d'Abondance
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 3.9 mi loop · Road through it
15. Lac de Chamonix-Mottet
    Great (85) · Mountain walk near Magland
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Lake · Parking · 2.6 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
16. La Feulatière
    Great (85) · Mountain walk near Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
    Off lead: In parts of it · River · Parking · 3.8 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
17. Le Petit Planey
    Good (83) · Mountain walk near Taninges
    Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Lake · Parking · 2.8 mi loop · Livestock · Road through it
18. Delanchy
    Good (83) · Mountain walk near Marignier
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 2.9 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
19. Lac des Vernays
    Good (83) · Mountain walk near La Rivière-Enverse
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Lake · Parking · 3.0 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
20. Le Sincerneret
    Good (82) · Mountain walk near Les Gets
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 3.1 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
21. Graydon
    Good (82) · Mountain walk near Essert-Romand
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.4 mi loop · Road through it
22. Le Ranfolly
    Good (82) · Mountain walk near Les Gets
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.4 mi loop · Road through it
23. Le Sciard
    Good (82) · Mountain walk near La Baume
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 2.4 mi loop · Road through it
24. Les Rossignols
    Good (82) · Mountain walk near Verchaix
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 3.1 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
25. Le Plan des Rasses
    Good (82) · Mountain walk near Mégevette
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.2 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
26. Le Crêt
    Good (81) · Mountain walk near Samoëns
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.2 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
27. Ardent
    Good (81) · Mountain walk near Avoriaz
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 1.8 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
28. Pont de Lédedian
    Good (81) · Mountain walk near Samoëns
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.2 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
29. Feu Courbe
    Good (81) · Mountain walk near Vacheresse
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 2.9 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
30. Le Fayet
    Good (81) · Mountain walk near Verchaix
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.2 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
31. Les Lans
    Good (81) · Mountain walk near Avoriaz
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.4 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
32. Lac de Flérier (Taninges)
    Good (81) · Mountain walk near Taninges
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 5.3 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
33. La Rosette
    Good (80) · Mountain walk near Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 4.6 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
34. Pierre Rouge
    Good (80) · Mountain walk near Mieussy
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 9.4 mi of paths · Road through it
35. La Morgue
    Good (80) · Mountain walk near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 2.8 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
36. Essert d'en Ru
    Good (80) · Mountain walk near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.0 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
37. Les Chavannes (Seytroux)
    Good (80) · Mountain walk near Seytroux
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 7.8 mi of paths · Shady
38. Montebard
    Good (80) · Mountain walk near Morillon
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.7 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
39. La Haute Meille
    Good (80) · Mountain walk near Bellevaux
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 3.2 mi loop · Road through it
40. Chez les Cottets
    Good (79) · Mountain walk near Le Biot
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.0 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
41. Chalets d'Hirmentaz
    Good (79) · Mountain walk near Habère-Poche
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Canal · Parking · 2.9 mi loop · Livestock · Road through it
42. Saint-Martin
    Good (79) · Mountain walk near Seytroux
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 4.1 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
43. Les Chavannes (Les Gets)
    Good (79) · Mountain walk near Les Gets
    Off lead: In parts of it · Pond · Parking · 3.2 mi loop · Livestock · Road through it
44. Lac de Sommand
    OK (79) · Mountain walk near Mieussy
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 5.8 mi of paths · Livestock · Road through it
45. Lassarre
    OK (78) · Mountain walk near La Côte-d'Arbroz
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.4 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
46. Sur le Mont
    OK (78) · Mountain walk near Mieussy
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 2.4 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
47. Le Crévion
    OK (78) · Mountain walk near Essert-Romand
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 2.9 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
48. Le Plan de Lesse
    OK (78) · Mountain walk near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 2.1 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
49. Chenalette
    OK (78) · Mountain walk near Mieussy
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 1.7 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
50. Mont Caly
    OK (78) · Mountain walk near Les Gets
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.7 mi loop · Road through it
51. Nyon
    OK (78) · Mountain walk near Morzine
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 3.1 mi loop · Road through it
52. Col de Bassachaux
    OK (77) · Mountain walk near Avoriaz
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.6 mi loop · Road through it
53. Le Moulaz
    OK (77) · Mountain walk near Châtel
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 3.2 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
54. Les Combes (Samoëns)
    OK (77) · Mountain walk near Samoëns
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 2.8 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
55. La Chaux
    OK (77) · Mountain walk near La Baume
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 7.8 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
56. Lac de Fontaine
    OK (77) · Mountain walk near La Chapelle-d'Abondance
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 3.0 mi of paths · Road through it
57. L'Ermont
    OK (77) · Mountain walk near Bellevaux
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 3.2 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
58. Croix-d'Agy
    OK (77) · Mountain walk near Saint-Sigismond
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.2 mi loop · Shady · Livestock · Road through it
59. Sur les Chables
    OK (77) · Mountain walk near Verchaix
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 2.9 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
60. Samoëns 1600
    OK (77) · Mountain walk near Samoëns
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.7 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
61. Les Onchets
    OK (76) · Mountain walk near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 4.1 mi loop · Shady · Livestock · Road through it
62. Corbalanche
    OK (76) · Mountain walk near Flaine
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 11 mi of paths · Road through it
63. Les Fontaines
    OK (76) · Mountain walk near Samoëns
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 3.2 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
64. Larroz
    OK (76) · Mountain walk near Thyez
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Canal · Parking · 3.7 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
65. Les Mudry
    OK (75) · Mountain walk near Seytroux
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 3.7 mi loop · Road through it
66. Terrain de foot stabilisé
    OK (75) · Mountain walk near Samoëns
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Lake · Parking · 3.4 mi loop · Road through it
67. Les Lindarets
    OK (74) · Mountain walk near Avoriaz
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 4.8 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
68. Les Lys
    OK (74) · Mountain walk near Morzine
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 3.1 mi loop · Road through it
69. Les Lattes
    OK (74) · Mountain walk near Onnion
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 1.9 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
70. Gorges des Tines
    OK (74) · Mountain walk near Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
    Off lead: In parts of it · Parking · 3.2 mi loop · Shady · Livestock · Road through it
71. Montriond d'en Haut
    OK (74) · Mountain walk near Seytroux
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 6.2 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
72. Bas Thex
    OK (74) · Mountain walk near Seytroux
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 5.4 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
73. Le Foron
    OK (73) · Mountain walk near Les Gets
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.3 mi of paths
74. Lac de Vonnes (Châtel, north)
    OK (73) · Mountain walk near Châtel
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 7.3 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
75. Le Pont de Balme
    OK (73) · Mountain walk near La Frasse
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 2.7 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
76. La Revenette
    OK (72) · Mountain walk near Vacheresse
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 2.9 mi of paths · Road through it
77. Les Rosets
    OK (72) · Mountain walk near La Baume
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.9 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
78. Plan Drozin
    OK (72) · Mountain walk near Bonnevaux
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 2.1 mi loop · Road through it
79. Col de la Joux Verte (Avoriaz, south)
    OK (72) · Mountain walk near Avoriaz
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Lake · Parking · 3.0 mi loop · Road through it
80. Les Murailles
    OK (71) · Mountain walk near Mieussy
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 2.7 mi loop · Road through it
81. Frémoux Dessous
    OK (71) · Mountain walk near Abondance
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 3.1 mi loop · Road through it
82. Col de la Joux Verte (Avoriaz, north)
    OK (71) · Mountain walk near Avoriaz
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.5 mi loop · Road through it
83. L'Encrenaz
    OK (71) · Mountain walk near La Côte-d'Arbroz
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 2.1 mi loop · Road through it
84. Les Combes (Taninges)
    OK (71) · Mountain walk near Taninges
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 2.4 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
85. Bois de la Serra
    OK (70) · Mountain walk near Mieussy
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Canal · Parking · 3.3 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
86. Les Hautes Culées
    OK (69) · Mountain walk near Seytroux
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Parking · 3.4 mi loop · Shady · Livestock · Road through it
87. Les Cruz
    OK (69) · Mountain walk near Cluses
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 3.4 mi loop · Road through it
88. Col routier de la Ramaz
    OK (69) · Mountain walk near Mieussy
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.1 mi of paths · Road through it
89. Les Avinières
    OK (66) · Mountain walk near Morzine
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.7 mi loop · Road through it
90. Lac de Vonnes (Châtel, south)
    OK (65) · Mountain walk near Châtel
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Parking · 2.4 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
91. Vercland
    OK (65) · Mountain walk near Morillon
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 1.9 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
92. Gorges du Pont du Diable
    OK (65) · Mountain walk near La Forclaz
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 2.3 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
93. La Ragia
    OK (64) · Mountain walk near Les Gets
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 1.1 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
94. Chez Baron
    OK (64) · Mountain walk near Bonnevaux
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Parking · 1.9 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
95. Lac de Flérier (Châtillon-sur-Cluses)
    OK (63) · Mountain walk near Châtillon-sur-Cluses
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 2.9 mi of paths · Road through it
96. Le Pont de Gys
    OK (61) · Mountain walk near La Baume
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 2.0 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
97. Balmotte
    OK (59) · Mountain walk near Châtillon-sur-Cluses
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Parking · 2.7 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
98. Col du Grand Taillet
    OK (56) · Mountain walk near La Forclaz
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Parking · 2.1 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
99. La Trappe
    OK (53) · Mountain walk near Mégevette
    Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 1.4 mi of paths · Road through it
100. Lac du Jotty
     OK (52) · Mountain walk near La Baume
     Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 1.3 mi of paths · Road through it
101. Les Croisettes
     OK (52) · Mountain walk near Le Biot
     Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 1.1 mi of paths · Road through it
102. Moudon
     OK (52) · Mountain walk near Les Gets
     Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 1.4 mi of paths · Road through it
103. Essert-la-Pierre
     OK (52) · Mountain walk near Essert-Romand
     Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 1.6 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
104. Le Grand Champ
     OK (50) · Mountain walk near Onnion
     Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Parking · 1.9 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
105. Le Pont des Gets
     OK (48) · Mountain walk near Taninges
     Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 1.9 mi of paths · Shady · Road through it
106. Col de Jambaz
     OK (47) · Mountain walk near Bellevaux
     Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 1.7 mi of paths · Road through it
107. Chez Broisin
     OK (37) · Mountain walk near Mieussy
     Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · River · Parking · 1.6 mi loop · Road through it

Local rules for dogs

• Dogs must be kept on a lead throughout the Avoriaz resort (car-free, pedestrian). The resort's official dog page also says leads are expected on shared trails in winter and to protect wildlife in summer. (Avoriaz tourist office)
• State guidance for Haute-Savoie: where pet dogs are allowed, keep yours on a lead near flocks. Do not pick your dog up when approaching a guardian dog. Avoriaz asks walkers to avoid patou areas, shown on its interactive map. (Préfecture de Haute-Savoie (services de l'État))
• Avoriaz advises not walking in areas where patous work and points to a map of those areas. Official source for Avoriaz specifically. (Avoriaz tourist office)
• General hunting season in Haute-Savoie 2026-27 runs from 13 September 2026 to the evening of 17 January 2027. Some species (wild boar, roe deer, red deer) open earlier or close later by prefectoral order, so shooting can occur outside these dates. (Fédération Nationale des Chasseurs (Fédération départementale 74 page))
• Dogs are banned from ski slopes in Avoriaz for safety reasons. Leashed dogs are allowed on shared winter trails in the resort. A secondary guide says most Morzine snowshoe and cross-country trails allow leashed dogs, but some groomed cross-country tracks ban them. (Avoriaz tourist office)
• The Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval / Passy national nature reserve bans domestic animals, including dogs. Exceptions: guide dogs on a lead, pastoral dogs, hunting dogs in hunt zones during the season, and rescue/police/military dogs. The prefect may further restrict permitted animals. (CEN Haute-Savoie, hosting the decree of 21 Nov 2019 (Journal Officiel))
• Lac de Joux Plane: the Samoëns tourist page lists animals as accepted and the site as pet friendly, with no lead rule stated. Vonnes: no information found. (Samoëns tourist office)
• Morzine summer 2026: dogs are accepted on Pleney gondola, Viking and Nabor magic carpets, Charniaz chairlift, Nyon cable car and Pointe de Nyon chairlift, if wearing a harness and lead and not aggressive. Avoriaz says lift staff have final say. (Morzine lift operator (ski-morzine.com))