Isle of Bute
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Isle of Bute Balnakailly Colintraive Bay Scotland’s most accessible island, home of the Brandanes, is Rhubodach walking and to Colintravie a wonderful place to live and work. Ferry Loch Striven Bute has a great blend of interesting built heritage, as well as Rhubodach contrasting landscapes and seascapes, with each beach as cycling unique as the next. Kyles of Bute Bull Loch on the Isle of Bute Rhubodach Plantation Shalunt Wood Beautiful beach at Kerrycroy Photo courtesy of Zak Harrison North Wood of Lenihuline Kyles of Bute South Wood Ettrick Bay Photo courtesy of Zak Harrison of Lenihuline There is a good network of routes and quiet roads on Bute giving access to local services and visitor attractions, making it ideal for walking and cycling. Kames Bay Scenic routes and paths to explore Photo courtesy of Zak Harrison Port Bannatyne Estimated leisurely travel times Kames Hill Plantation Walking times calculated at a steady pace of 5 km per hour (approximately 3 miles per hour). Kildavanan Ardbeg Cycling times calculated at a steady pace of 18km per hour Rothesay to Wemyss Bay Ferry Ettrick Bay (approximately 11 miles per hour). Isle of Skeoch Wood Rothesay Bay Rhubodach Bute Craigmore B Bogany Wood For further details in this area, Ferry Terminal please see map overleaf (13.6 km / 8.4 m) Rothesay Quiet roads – ideal for walking or cycling Photo courtesy of Zak Harrison V Greenan Loch Montford Cycling Tips 45 mins cycle / Craigberoch Wood 2 hrs 40 mins walk Mount Stuart, home of the Marquess of Bute Photo courtesy of Zak Harrison Auchintirrie Look behind you Key Wood 26 mins cycle / Achamor Always look behind you before making a manoeuvre, Ascog 1 hr 35 mins walk A road Wood particularly when turning right. V B road Do not use mobile phones or music systems Minor road Chapelton Loch Ascog Ettrick Bay Wood You need to be able to hear what is happening around you Ferry route Straad (8 km / 5 m) and be fully concentrated on your actions. Port Bannatyne West Island Way Lochend Loch Fad Wood Cycling in numbers (3.7 km / 2.3 m) V Path Loch Dhu Kerrycroy St Ninian’s It is recommended that you cycle in single file and never Bus stop Bay Barmore cycle more than two bikes side by side. Wood Ardbeg Beach Barnauld Wood Cnocnicoll Wood Never cycle on the pavement (2 km / 1.2 m) Bike Repair Station Unless it is a designated cycle lane, shared route or core path Black it is against the law to cycle on the pavement, you should Bird hide Wood Pavilion walk alongside your bike. Bute Community Forest Inchmarnock Rothesay Castle Photo courtesy of Zak Harrison (0.7 km / 0.4 m) V Mount Stuart Ferry terminal Loch Quien Torr Garden Wood Why Active Travel? Rothesay B Historic Attraction With 33.9% of car journeys in Scotland being less than 2 miles Ferry Terminal in length, there are huge potential benefits in promoting Historic House Carnbaan walking and cycling as alternative means of transport. Scalpsie Wood Kerrylamont Bay V Rothesay Pavillion Bay If more people walk or cycle, we can: Tourist Information Craigmore Pier Drumreoch ✔ Ease congestion Plantation (1.7 km / 1 m) Viewpoint ✔ Reduce noise pollution Gallachan Bay Contains Ordnance Survey data ✔ Cut exhaust emissions © Crown copyright 2020 13 mins cycle / ✔ Ascog Bay Digital Cartography by PIndar Creative Improve our health www.pindarcreative.co.uk 48 mins walk Kingarth (4 km / 2.5 m) Stravanan Bay Active travel is also a great way to relax, giving us more time to enjoy our environment and improve our work–life balance. Kilchattan Bay Kerrycroy V Argyll & Bute Council, Transport Scotland, Sustrans, Paths for (6 km / 3.7 m) Sound of Bute Suidhe All, Cycling Scotland and Cycling UK continue to work towards Plantation Kilchattan Bay improving the walking and cycling environment in the Isle of Bute area. Mount Stuart 25 mins cycle / 1 hr 30 mins walk Lubas Bay We hope this map will encourage visitors and residents to (7.5 km / 4.6 m) Branzet make the most of cycling and walking in and around the St Blane’s Moss Church Isle of Bute. 0871 200 22 33 Dunagoil Bay www.travelinescotland.com Kilchattan Bay (13.5 km / 8.4 m) Web Links Loch na Leighe 0 1 2 3 4 5 kilometres Argyll & Bute Council Glencallum Bay www.argyll-bute.gov.uk St Blanes Church V 1 hr cycle / 0 1 2 3 miles (18 km / 11.2 m) 3 hrs 40 mins walk Port Bannatyne Marina Photo courtesy of Zak Harrison Produced and printed by Pindar Creative www.pindarcreative.co.uk 02.20 Ettrickdale House ▲ To Rhubodach and Dunoon Key A886 West Island Way Paths Ferry route Kames Bay Bus stop Boat launch point Beach Bike Bute E Bike Hire SHORE ROAD Bike Repair Station AD RO E HIGH ROAD PW MARIN T REE E ST TL D Bird hide North CAS OA PO R Bute Primary S IN A M Port School E YN AT Bowls N N Bannatyne A Cranslagmorie B M D ARINE Belt PLA A CE O Cinema I W YN C URNS DE R DH M O B A U W R YND T PortPort BannatyneBannatyne H Ferry terminal AM PARK G O R ROAD GolfGolf CourseCourse T A D N A S RO DHAM Gardens Kames Hill YN W Plantation Rullecheddan Golf Course D A Historic Attraction O R Y R O M D R A Hospital with A&E department PPointhousointhohouse Leisure Centre Burn D A O Museum R G RDBE Rothesay Pavillion Gortans A Ardbeg Taxi rank Tourist Information Viewpoint 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 metres 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 yards E Contains Ordnance Survey data Digital Cartography by PIndar Creative © Crown copyright 2020 www.pindarcreative.co.uk PLAC LE GY R Skeoch Wood A Westland Rothesay Bay AD RO UNTSTUART E MO D C A A y r O r A R e L RR B F D A L TE y a B O N LE P Y R PW O TON ROAD OAD s LE CRICH GY ys AR em D W A O R o K t R y A a LLP s E e Craigmore W th o Abercorn R R A GLENBU N ROAD Cottage RG Y LE STRE A C A D E M ET Y AR R D O CE Gartnakeilly E A A N D L P C R Y A R Bogany Wood I E G T L A CHA WEST ROAD P BAT N Eskechraggan LAND E E L H Wood PW IL AD L RO VICT Long Hill ORIA DS ROAD E Cnoc na STRE AN C ET L PW D E ST A CE A Buachaille C BRID ALBERT PLA E A R GE ST A REET R M ON O R TAGUE E E S CE T R R REE C T T E E T E T L T PO L E L A A D R T I D E D ERRA G A C H O TERRA E R E TR O G S P T N E S M P R N I D T O S AI PW G O E A H G I O I L S D W I BL HOP A R A RO T BS A P Y R IS Eskechraggan HGO R R BALLOC E B E C C PW T N E D R Library PW Common Hill A D PolicePolice StationStation Ardbrannan ROA P St Andrews Primary ER E E S NT U IN E ROA Little Barone School EET D EV L STR L IL E E M N U L A E ROTHESAY N L E B H V C C A HUR E U C N Y I R O B E V N M I STREET INIS R TER D 'S BR High N AE O Montford S PW T D Roseland R A D E O B R O E N A Wood R O R O B BA R 87 S 8 W O D E A V E I M R RothesayRothesay GolfGolf CourseCourse Greenan D ROSLIN ROAD N AUCHNACLOICH ROAD E Fire Station D Loch E Low T KingKing UE E High Bogany N E E E R Roseland V T T George’sGeorge’s U A S N D N E E A H E C V O Wood G A I C FieldField A R Craigberoch H Y S H E E ALL S L R W U O C F Wood B IN L BUS S H R O OA R D Ascog Burn PW Barone Park Hill of Ascog Rothesay Joint Campus/Rothesay Duneastein Academy ◄ To The Straad PW University of the Windyhall Highlands and Islands/ Rothesay Rothesay Centre Primary School 1 88 Achamor Wood B Chapelton Ascog Barone Hill Wood Ashfield Crossbeg LMOR A Y ROAD B Kirk Dam Chapelton Plantation Loch Ascog Craw Hill Lochly Mid Ascog Lochly Loch Fad Hill Blackpark Hill Little A Grenach 844 The Hermitage The published information is to be used as a guide only. Whilst every care has been taken in the production of this map, Argyll and Bute Council cannot accept the responsibility for any errors or omissions. ▼ To Scalpsie To Mount Stuart ▼.