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Dog-Friendly Hikes near Yverdon-les-Bains

The directory currently contains 82 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Yverdon-les-Bains. Their average mapped distance is 4.1 km and average recorded ascent is 162 m (531 ft); the longest route in the set is 33.8 km.

This subset represents 53% of the 156 quality-checked routes near Yverdon-les-Bains. Its average distance is 4.1 km, compared with 6.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 162 m (531 ft), versus 202 m (663 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

These routes either have dogs marked as allowed or meet the directory’s dog-score threshold. Current land-manager rules take precedence. Within this set, 23 routes (28%) are rated easy, 6 (7%) are rated hard or expert, and 2 (2%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

Trails

Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
13.0 km
/ 8.1 mi
Elevation gain
888 m
Typical duration
4 hr 2 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Via Cluny Etape 8

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
114 m
Typical duration
1 hr 45 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
18.4 km
/ 11.4 mi
Elevation gain
697 m
Typical duration
4 hr 58 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaJacobi

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
16.5 km
/ 10.3 mi
Elevation gain
94 m
Typical duration
3 hr 38 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Chemin des Gorges de Covatannaz

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
8.2 km
/ 5.1 mi
Elevation gain
544 m
Typical duration
2 hr 32 min
  • Canyon and gorge
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

La Côte-aux-Fées - Buttes

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
6.7 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
345 m
Typical duration
1 hr 55 min
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Chemin des Blés

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
22.5 km
/ 14.0 mi
Elevation gain
429 m
Typical duration
5 hr 33 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

La Côte-aux-Fées - fixme

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
57 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Cugnets -Mont Dar

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
149 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Tour du Lac / See-Rundweg

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
8.1 km
/ 5.1 mi
Elevation gain
461 m
Typical duration
2 hr 23 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
La Ferme du Soliat au Creux du Van.
Moderate

Les Oeuillons-Le Soliat

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
3.1 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
536 m
Typical duration
1 hr 27 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Sur le Voué-

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
3.1 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
32 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Sur les traces du renard

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
7.8 km
/ 4.9 mi
Elevation gain
615 m
Typical duration
2 hr 33 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Tour du Vallon des Vaux

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
10.6 km
/ 6.6 mi
Elevation gain
289 m
Typical duration
2 hr 39 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Chalet de la Maya - fixme

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
25 m
Typical duration
19 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Bullet-Fiez-Chasseron-pt1558
Easy

Chasseron-Les Illars

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
140 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Grange Neuve-La Poyette

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
205 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

La Caroline - fixme

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
210 m
Typical duration
50 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

La Caroline - fixme

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
25 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Cugnets -fixme

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
156 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Praises-La Casba

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
150 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Peseux - Le Gibet

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
214 m
Typical duration
47 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Saigne Geret-Les Revines

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
207 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

fixme - fixme

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
111 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ballaigues-Vallorbe

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
5.1 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
146 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Col des Roches - fixme

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
148 m
Typical duration
51 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

La Caroline - fixme

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
35 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

La Preisette-Les Illars

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Typical duration
20 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Charmettes - Freiburg

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
152 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Epoisats-Le Pont

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
68 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Oeuillons-Ferme Robert

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Via Francigena - Historical variantVaud33.8 km503 m8 hr 21 minHardApril to October
Jura Crest TrailNeuchâtel13.0 km888 m4 hr 2 minHardApril to October
Via Cluny Variante Morteau Etape 2Neuchâtel20.3 km619 m5 hr 19 minHardApril to October
Via Cluny Etape 8Vaud7.5 km114 m1 hr 45 minModerateApril to October
Jura Crest TrailVaud18.4 km697 m4 hr 58 minHardApril to October
Sur les pas des Huguenots et des Vaudois du PiémontVaud1.6 km0 m21 minModerateApril to October
ViaJacobiFribourg16.5 km94 m3 hr 38 minModerateApril to October
Les Cernets Dessus-Pouetta RaisseVaud15.9 km1,297 m5 hr 17 minHardApril to October
Chemin des Gorges de CovatannazVaud8.2 km544 m2 hr 32 minModerateApril to October
La Côte-aux-Fées - ButtesNeuchâtel6.7 km345 m1 hr 55 minModerateApril to October

Via Francigena - Historical variant, Jura Crest Trail, Via Cluny Variante Morteau Etape 2 currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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