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The Route Milngavie to Carbeth
Milngavie to Carbeth
Summary:
- Distance / Time: 5 miles (8 km) / 3 to 4 hours
- Total Ascent: 148 m
- Total Descent: 69 m
- Max Height: 130 m
- Terrain: A relatively simple start to the Way on footpaths, tracks and lanes with no major climbs.
- Accommodation: Milngavie,
- Refreshments: Milngavie, Mugdock Country Park, Blanefield
- Toilets: Milngavie, Mugdock Country Park, Blanefield
- Places of Interest: Mugdock Country Park
The Route:
- The official start of the West Highland Way is a granite obelisk in Douglas Street, Milngavie (NS 553 744). The path runs around a small car park to the rear of the shops, across a road, along a tarmac path for 100m, pass under a road into a tree-lined lane, which follows a disused railway.
- Passing the Community Education Centre on your left, the Way leaves the route of the former railway and turns left and right to follow Allander Water.
- Follow the way marked path, uphill through Drumclog Moor and enter Murdock Wood.
- Walk straight on to where the Way passes through a stone wall onto a minor road. A finger post indicates the direction to follow.
- Cross the minor road heading to your left, the continuation of the path is marked by a Way Marker in the verge on the left of the road and large boulders on the right. This area goes by the name of The Khyber Pass.
- Continue past Craigallian Loch on your right and then Carbeth Loch on your left. The Way meets the B821 shortly after passing the Carbeth Loch.
- Refreshments and toilets are available in Blanefield, which is reached by turning right where the Way meets the B821. The village is 1.75km to the east of the route.
Milgavie to Carbeth
The West Highland Way Office, Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park, Carrochan, Carrochan Road, Balloch, G83 8EG. Tel: 01389 722600.
email whwmailbox@lochlomond-trossachs.org