The West Highland Way starts from Milngavie town centre where you can stock up on last minute supplies and get your bearings before heading off towards Mugdock Country Park on the first leg of your West Highland Way adventure.

Milngavie has a direct train link to Glasgow city centre and you can also return here from Fort William at the end of the journey. Take a look at the section on getting to & from the route.

The journey from Milngavie to Drymen is a good warm up for the rest of the route. It is a relatively flat introduction to the diverse landscapes you will encounter during the coming 96 miles. Some smaller lochs and rivers accompany you along the Way as views open up to reveal the highland landscape beyond Drymen.

The official route skirts around the village of Drymen and on towards Balmaha, but many walkers choose to end their first day in Drymen or to stop in for supplies and refreshments. The map shows the route into Drymen from the West Highland Way.

You have now arrived in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.

Please be aware that upon leaving Drymen you will be entering an area where camping and firelighting management byelaws are in effect from 1st March to 30th September. During this time camping is only permitted in campsites and designated permit areas.

Download here a GPS track for the Milngavie to Drymen route section for your mobile app or GPS navigation device.

You can find out distances between various locations along the West Highland Way using the mileage chart.