Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Loch Riddon Coastal Road – View of Loch Riddon loop from Kames

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Loch Riddon Coastal Road – View of Loch Riddon loop from Kames

Hard

5.0

(5)

riders

Loch Riddon Coastal Road – View of Loch Riddon loop from Kames

05:14

80.6km

1,010m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 7, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes ferry crossings

Check ferry timetable.

After 25.3 km for 436 m

After 54.8 km for 436 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

20.0 km

Loch Riddon Coastal Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

Get off the main road. Slower more attractive coastal road

Tip by

22.7 km

View of Loch Riddon

Highlight • Viewpoint

Take the coastal road to Colintraive rather than the main road - you then get this view!

Tip by

25.8 km

Ferry Crossing on Loch Fyne

Highlight • Bridge

Very quick crossing.

Tip by

26.3 km

Road Along the Lake

Highlight • Trail

So peaceful and quiet - I didn't take many pictures

Tip by

39.4 km

Rothesay Town Centre and Castle

Highlight • Castle

Rothesay is a smart Victorian seaside resort and the main town on the east side of Isle of Bute.

Tip by

40.3 km

View of Rothesay from Serpentine Hill

Highlight • Settlement

72.8 km

View of the Kyles of Bute from Tighnabruaich

Highlight • Climb

Take your time with this climb, which ever way you choose to approach it - its quite a climb if you're fully loaded. A little easier from Tighnabruaich, the views out and across the Kyles of Bute are fabulous.

Tip by

79.8 km

Kames Village

Highlight • Beach

Kames is a charming coastal village located on the Cowal peninsula in Scotland, on the Kyles of Bute. It's a picturesque area featuring a harbour, quaint cottages, and stunning views over the water.

Tip by

80.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.6 km

23.1 km

7.33 km

4.27 km

3.65 km

777 m

Surfaces

70.0 km

4.83 km

3.53 km

2.27 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 6 May

13°C

9°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Easy

4.9

559

Great Cumbrae island loop from Largs

01:10h

22.0km

70m

Hard

4.2

144

Kilberry Stones loop from Tarbet

04:01h

63.5km

750m

Moderate

4.3

Ostel Bay beach loop from Kames

01:20h

18.2km

180m

Moderate

4.5

Bute Cycle Network Trail

01:43h

28.2km

220m

Moderate

4.4

Tour of the Standing Stones from Lochgilphead

02:40h

42.1km

280m

Hard

5.0

Loch Crinian Canal path from Lochgilphead

03:02h

42.7km

460m

Moderate

5.0

Loch Thom loop from Gourock

01:49h

27.5km

330m

Hard

5.0

Kames to Ballimore Bothy loop via Tighnabruaich Ark

03:06h

41.6km

870m

Hard

4.5

Lock Eck, Blairemore Horse Shoe & Strone loop — Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park

02:54h

38.2km

590m

Hard

5.0

Loch Thom loop from Largs – Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park

04:43h

73.5km

720m

Moderate

Lock Eck & Ardentinny loop from Benmore Botanic Gardens — Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park

02:01h

32.6km

310m

Hard

Largs to West Kilbride gravel loop –Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park

04:15h

60.1km

640m

Loch Riddon Coastal Road – View of Loch Riddon loop from Kames

Loch Riddon Coastal Road

View of Loch Riddon

Ferry Crossing on Loch Fyne

Road Along the Lake

Rothesay Town Centre and Castle

View of Rothesay from Serpentine Hill

View of the Kyles of Bute from Tighnabruaich

Kames Village

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️