Home Getting around the island without a motor vehicle is surprisingly easy.
Bute is only 5 miles wide, with gently sloping hills and beautiful vistas and benefits from being explored in a relaxed way. Click on the links above for more information. Bute offers easy cycling on quiet, country roads, and enjoyable, unchallenging coastal routes range between 4 and 9 miles from the main town of Rothesay. For the more seasoned cyclist, a number of routes exist on multi-discipline paths around the island, with a range of distances and degrees of difficulty. Road and Mountain bikes are available for hire in Rothesay.