
Former railway converted into a greenway in the Abondance Valley: ~22 km of gentle path, ideal for family cycling, walking and prams.
Cycle paths and greenways — riding with the family, flat and away from the cars.
On former railway lines or along the rivers and the lake, greenways offer flat, secure kilometres — by bike, on foot or on rollerblades, away from the traffic.
The Lac d'Annecy greenway, one of the busiest in France, links Annecy to Doussard along the western shore — entirely flat and paved.
Elsewhere, the ViaRhôna, the Arve valley cycle route and the Chablais greenway extend the network towards the Rhône, Chamonix and Léman.
These routes are free and suit families, e-bikes and pushchairs. Each listing gives the length and the starting commune.
Bike hire is available in Annecy and the main departure towns; worth planning in high season.

Former railway converted into a greenway in the Abondance Valley: ~22 km of gentle path, ideal for family cycling, walking and prams.

33 km dedicated greenway on the western shore from Annecy to Marlens, on a former railway line. Flat, asphalted, wheelchair-accessible. 1.5 M passages a year.

5 km family loop along the Arve between Cluses and Thyez, leading to a leisure lake at the end - flat, wheelchair-accessible greenway in Haute-Savoie.

40 km of greenway from Bonneville to Sallanches via Cluses on the V61 Lake Geneva-Mont-Blanc route. Arve footbridge opened December 2019, smooth asphalt, flat.

145 km from Saint-Gingolph (Lake Geneva) to Seyssel (Rhône) via Évian, Thonon, Cluses and Sallanches. EuroVelo 17, mix of greenways and shared roads.