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| The obelisk marking the start of the West Highland Way at Milngavie (click / tap to enlarge) |
The ever popular West Highland Way (WHW) is a 96 mile long distance walking route that stretches from Milngavie (pronounced mill-guy) near Glasgow to Fort William in the Western Highlands. We are walking the whole route in parts, along two main sections: the southern section from the start of the route to Bridge of Orchy and the northern section from Bridge of Orchy to Fort William. We've broken the two sections up into smaller sequential numbered parts and the walks will usually be there and back routes. We will be swapping back and fore between the sections, so you'll see articles popping up covering both. We've already covered some of the northern section and you can read about the parts we've walked here. More information on the West Highland Way can be found on their official website.
This walk covers the start of the route from Milngavie to Carbeth and follows a there and back route of approximately 6.8 miles in total. It's a pleasant, often shady walk that follows Allander Water through Mugdock Country Park and onwards past Craigallian Loch. The path is pretty good, very well signposted and easy to follow. The route contains some gradual uphill sections but it's fairly easy going. The dogs were on and off lead according to how busy the route was and the occasional road / loch / marsh hazards. There were lots of walkers and cyclists out as it was a nice, sunny weekend but the walk was quieter once we were through the country park.
We visited on a Sunday when the council car parks are all free and there were a good number of spaces available in the larger car parks (we opted to park in the Woodburn Way car park). En route to the start of the walk we stumbled upon a great dog friendly café / coffee shop, Bullands, just around the corner from the start of the WHW on Mugdock Road. Not over priced, great coffee and generous, quality breakfast rolls that set us up for our walk very nicely! They also have a large outside seating area opposite.
As usual, you will find a map of the route and link to parking location at the end of the article. Information is current as of our last visit in May 2023. All images can be clicked / tapped to enlarge.
Here are the photos:
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| The start of the West Highland Way |
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| Some of the highlights of the WHW are displayed on panels along the path down from the start |
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| Pretty, glazed ceramic rock sculptures can be seen along the route |
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| A welcome shady path along Allander Water |
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| Tommy in the distance looking suspicious! |
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| A little dip in Allander Water just by Milngavie Golf Course |
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| Plenty of spots to cool off along the way! |
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| Craigallian Loch |
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| The end of our route for today at Carbeth and a suitable spot for Tommy to sit for a photo! |
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| Route overview with surrounding area (click / tap to enlarge) |
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| Close up of start area and car park |
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| Route detail - part 1 of 3 |
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| Route detail - part 2 of 3 |
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| Route detail - part 3 of 3 |
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