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Stage 1: Milngavie to Drymen — West Highland Way

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Stage 1: Milngavie to Drymen — West Highland Way

Krisztina Halasz planned a hike

3 days ago

Stage 1: Milngavie to Drymen — West Highland Way

Hard

08:01

27.0km

3.4km/h

590m

610m

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Your route passes through a protected area

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Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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West Highland Way Starting Obelisk (Milngavie)

Highlight • Monument

The start of the West Highland Way is very urban, and the first section will feel more like a country park. Good paths and signs will lead you out of the town towards Loch Lomond.

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3.39 km

Mugdock Castle

Highlight • Castle

Mugdock Castle stands on a rocky promontory which rises gently on its eastern and southern approaches but falls steeply away to the north and west. Protection to the east, north …

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14.1 km

Dumgoyne is a distinctive hill that affords fantastic panoramic views over the Campsie hills, Loch Lomond, the Highland Boundary Fault, the Menteith Hills, Arrochar Alps, and Glasgow. Whilst the hill …

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27.0 km

Buchanan Castle Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Buchanan Castle is a spooky ruin on the outskirts of Drymen. The castle was commissioned by James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose, in the mid-1850s after the family’s home, Buchanan …

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.13 km

6.25 km

5.67 km

4.83 km

1.48 km

816 m

613 m

Surfaces

8.08 km

6.18 km

5.10 km

4.82 km

1.36 km

1.18 km

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Highest point (370 m)

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Stage 1: Milngavie to Drymen — West Highland Way

West Highland Way Starting Obelisk (Milngavie)

Mugdock Castle

Dumgoyne Hill

Buchanan Castle Ruins

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