Ferry Route

West Island Way

Main Road

Minor Road

Cycle Link

ButeScotland’s most accessible island, home of the Brandanes, is a wonderful place to live and work. Bute has a great blend of wonderful built heritage and contrasting landscapes and seascapes with each beach as unique as the next. There is a good network of routes and quiet roads giving access to local services and visitor attractions, making it ideal for walking and cycling.

Cycling TipsLook behind youAlways look behind you before making a manoeuvre, particularly when turning right.Do not use mobiles or music systems.You need to be able to hear what is happening around you and be fully concentrated on your actions.Cycling in numbersIt is recommended that you cycle in single file and never cycle more than two bikes side by side.Never cycle on the pavementUnless it is a designated cycle lane or shared route, it is against the law to cycle on the pavement. You should walk alongside your bike.

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Walking and cycling on ButeWhy Active Travel?With a recent survey showing that 70% of car journeys on Bute are less than 2 kilometres in length, there are huge potential benefits in promoting walking and cycling as alternative means of transport.If more people walk or cycle, we can:

• Ease congestion• Reduce noise pollution• Cut exhaust emissions• Improve our health

Active Travel is also a great way to relax, giving us more time to enjoy our environment and improve our work-life balance.

We hope that this map will encourage visitors and residents to make the most of cycling around and about Bute.

Rhubodach – Colintraive Ferry

Rothesay – Wemyss Bay Ferry

Walking times calculated at steady pace of 3mph, cycling times at 10 mphfrom Rothesay Ferry Terminal

Towards Zero Carbon Butewww.tzcb.org.uk

Cyclemap www.cyclemap.tzcb.org.uk

Argyll and Bute Councilwww.argyll-bute.gov.uk

Cycling Scotlandwww.cyclingscotland.org

Visit Scotlandwww.visitscotland.org

Visit Butewww.visitbute.com

Keep Scotland Beautifulwww.keepscotlandbeautiful.org

Photos kindly provided by Zak Harrisonwww.pbase.com/zak355

Bus Servicewww.westcoastmotors.co.uk

Historic Scotlandwww.historic-scotland.gov.uk

The publisher has made all efforts at the time of printing to ensure the correctness of this map, but cannot accept responsibility for any error, omission or change to the detail shown or for any resultant expense or loss.

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