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| Day | Lake Annecy 447 m | Wind 447 m | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11 Oct | 11° / 15° | 11 km/h | |
| Mon 12 Oct | 8° / 18° | 9 km/h | |
| Tue 13 Oct | 10° / 19° | 8 km/h | |
| Wed 14 Oct | 13° / 21° | 7 km/h | |
| Thu 15 Oct | 14° / 22° | 7 km/h | |
| Fri 16 Oct | 15° / 22° | 8 km/h | |
| Sat 17 Oct | 11° / 15° | 10 km/h |
Weather-model estimates at the stated altitude of each point, not measurements. Source: Open-Meteo, updated every hour.
Almost 15 km long, Lake Annecy stretches between the Bornes mountains to the east (the Tournette, Mont Veyrier) and the Semnoz to the west. At its northern end lie Annecy’s old town and its canals; at the southern end, the Petit Lac (the smaller southern basin) and the Bout du Lac nature reserve. The Duingt peninsula separates the two basins.
Its water is among the cleanest of the large Alpine lakes: as early as 1957, the lakeside towns joined forces to stop the pollution. You can swim from beaches that are often grassy, cycle around it on a voie verte (a traffic-free greenway), take a cruise, and climb to the viewpoints of Mont Veyrier, the Taillefer or the Col de la Forclaz, where paragliders take off.
Léman Express line L2 to Annecy. By car, 42 km on the D1201 or the A41 motorway (exit 17). Geneva Airport is 50 km away. Lake Annecy tourist office: getting here
Direct TGV high-speed train from Paris to Annecy. Lake Annecy tourist office: getting here
TER regional train from Lyon to Annecy; by car, 146 km on the A41 motorway (exit 16). Lake Annecy tourist office: getting here
TER regional train from Chambéry to Annecy; by car, 52 km on the D1201 or the A41. Lake Annecy tourist office: getting here
Altibus coach Y51 (about 1 h 20 min) via Faverges, Doussard, Duingt, Saint-Jorioz and Sevrier. By bike, the cycle route joins the lake greenway at Marlens. Altibus: Annecy bus station
Sibra bus line 15 runs along the west shore (Sevrier, Saint-Jorioz, Duingt), line 20 along the east shore (Veyrier, Menthon, Talloires). In summer, Mobil’été adds extra buses and free park-and-ride car parks (from 1 July to 31 August in 2026). Sibra: GTFS timetables (data.gouv.fr)
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Direct TGV high-speed trains from Paris, TER regional trains (Lyon, Chambéry, Grenoble) and the Léman Express L2 to Geneva; bike hire and buses to the lakeside towns.
Departure point for the guided cruises (1 h to 1 h 30 min) and the lunch and dinner cruises, on Place aux Bois where the Thiou canal leaves the lake.
A large, free grassy beach in Annecy-le-Vieux, lifeguarded in summer, with floating chairs for people with reduced mobility.
A grassy beach, paying and lifeguarded in July and August (€4 full price in 2026), free the rest of the year.
A free, inclusive beach (accessible path, amphibious wheelchairs), lifeguarded in July and August; Sibra bus line 15.
Car park with toilets 100 m from the lake, start of the Croix de Chuguet walk; Sibra bus line 15.
Start of the trails through the Roc de Chère nature reserve, in Talloires.
Public landing stage for passenger boats; no swimming from the landing stage, but the municipal beach is next to it.
A free sandy beach, lifeguarded from 1 July to 31 August; paying car parks, and the Bout du Lac reserve is within walking distance.
A rest area on the greenway: toilets, drinking fountain, picnic spot and a 1911 steam locomotive.
Above the Petit Lac, the main paragliding take-off; F1 summer bus (Mobil’été).
Reachable by car: views over the lake, the Aravis, the Bauges and Mont Blanc.
Three guided cruises of 1 h to 1 h 30 min (the Grand Lac only, or the Grand and Petit Lac), plus lunch and dinner cruises on an electric boat. The company switched its whole fleet to electric between 2022 and 2025.
Compagnie des Bateaux du Lac d’Annecy (boat company)Public beaches all round the lake, often grassy, lifeguarded only in July and August. Some are free (Albigny, Marquisats, Doussard), others charge in summer (Impérial, Menthon, Saint-Jorioz).
Lake Annecy tourist officeA loop of about 40 km with 300 m of climbing: a greenway on the old railway line along the west shore, a cycle route along the east shore, with 3 km on the road between Menthon and Talloires.
Lake Annecy tourist office: cycle loop round the lakeTandem first flights from the Col de la Forclaz or Planfait; you can also watch the landings at Perroix (Talloires) and Doussard.
Lake Annecy tourist office: paraglidingSailing, windsurfing, rowing, canoeing, paddleboarding and diving from the water-sports centres; waterskiing and wakeboarding in designated zones.
Haute-Savoie prefecture (DDT): lake cruise specifications (2023)An educational trail through marshes, reed beds and peat bogs, wheelchair-accessible for 1.6 km, with the medieval Beauvivier tower turned into an observation point.
Lake Annecy tourist office: Bout du Lac nature reserve trailFéra (a whitefish), Arctic char, trout, pike or perch, with the current year’s fishing permit.
Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc Tourisme: fishing on Lake AnnecyA short climb through the woods of the Semnoz to a viewpoint over the whole Grand Lac.
Read the route 5.4 km · 178 m ascent · 2 hA family walk through the nature reserve that juts out into the lake between Menthon and Talloires.
Read the route 6.8 km · 382 m ascent · 3 hA loop above the Duingt peninsula, with views over both the Grand Lac and the Petit Lac.
Read the route 13.75 km · 1,120 m ascent · 4 h 30 minThe big climb above Annecy to one of the finest viewpoints over the lake, facing the Aravis and Mont Blanc.
Read the route 12.5 km · 1,188 m ascent · 6 h 30 minThe ascent of the highest summit around the lake (2,351 m), through mountain pastures and up a rock “armchair” fitted with ladders.
Read the route 40 km · 300 m ascentAbout forty kilometres on the west-shore greenway and the east-shore cycle route.
Read the routeA webcam or a forecast cannot tell you whether a beach has lifeguards, a boat is running or a road is open: check with the official sources.
At the public beaches, which are often grassy: some are free (Albigny, Marquisats, Doussard), others charge in summer (Impérial, Menthon, Saint-Jorioz). Lifeguards are only on duty in July and August, in the zones marked by yellow spherical buoys.
On average 6 °C in January and 22 °C in July, according to the DDT, the French state’s planning office in Haute-Savoie. AlpeSnow does not show a live reading of the water temperature.
About 40 km with 300 m of climbing, on the west-shore greenway and the east-shore cycle route. Until 18 December 2026, the road and the greenway are closed at Talloires for roadworks.
No. Jet skis, towed inflatables and parasailing are banned. The speed limit is 50 km/h by day, 25 km/h at night and 5 km/h near the shore.
By train to Annecy station (TGV from Paris, TER regional trains, Léman Express from Geneva), then by Sibra bus: line 15 for the west shore, line 20 for the east shore. In summer, Mobil’été adds extra buses and free park-and-ride car parks.
Text written for AlpeSnow and last reviewed on , based on the sources below (mostly official French pages, in French). Webcam images belong to the credited operators; each photo shows its author and licence (Creative Commons for those from Wikimedia Commons, resized for the site); the forecast is the Open-Meteo model at the lake’s altitude.