Great Cumbrae | Millport | Cycle route | ★★
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[Cycling around Great Cumbrae, just south of the ferry slipway] |
Almost everyone exploring the island of Great Cumbrae does so by pedal power: the island's coast road is quiet, scenic, flat as a pancake and - at 10 miles in length - easily manageable for most people. Little need for cars on the island means little traffic to contend with; in fact, bikes outnumber motorised vehicles in summer, and the island is sometimes referred to as
The Island of a Thousand Bicycles (perhaps just by the cycle hire shops looking to drum up trade). Beaches, headlands, monuments and painted rocks provide countless excuses to stop and admire the panorama: to the Ayrshire mainland on the east side, north into the Highlands, to Bute on the west side, and south towards mountainous Arran. They say pictures tell a thousand words; apart from the first two, the photos on this page show the route in anticlockwise order.
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[White Bay] |
📌 Bike: Cumbrae circular
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Start / finish on Guildford Street (B896), Millport town centre, Isle of Bute, G.R.: NS 161548 ///skirt.before.bystander. Alternative start at the island's ferry slipway if you're bringing your own bike.
▶ 16 km / 10 mi | ▲ Negligible
Terrain: Tarmac public road, mostly quiet and nearly flat.
Bike hire: Several options in Millport town centre.
Route & map
Circuit of island in either direction, following coast road.
Route credit: Scotland Off the Beaten Track
On our visit
Weather: Sunny, fairly light winds, temperature in mid teens.
Also on this ride
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Millport ★★★
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Museum of the Cumbraes ★★
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Robertson Museum and Aquarium ★★
Chronological photo guide
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[Millport] |
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[Lion Rock] |
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[Looking towards the mainland from the southeast corner of the island] |
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[Oystercatcher] |
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[Heading north along the east coast] |
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[Just south of the ferry slipway] |
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[Busy Firth of Clyde] |
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[HMS Shearwater monument] |
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[Across the firth to Largs] |
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[White Bay] |
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[Hooks for wartime anti-submarine nets at Skate Point] |
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[Skate Point] |
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[Indian Rock!] |
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[Bell Bay] |
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[Not quite sure what this is supposed to be...] |
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[War memorial] |
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[Southwest corner of the island, with views to Arran] |
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