[1] The village is also on National Cycle Network Route 7 which connects Balloch on the southern banks of Loch Lomond with Aberfoyle, Strathyre, Callander, Lochearnhead and Killin.

In September 1803 William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy stayed in the village and took walks in the local hills.

The village is a popular tourist centre, with nearby caravan parks, camp sites and chalets, and canoeing, cycling and walking facilities.

Strathyre has a small primary school with 40 pupils on the roll, drawn from a catchment area which includes Balquhidder.

Local children normally travel to McLaren High School in Callander for their secondary education.