{"id":582,"date":"2018-07-28T21:04:33","date_gmt":"2018-07-28T20:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/?p=582"},"modified":"2018-07-28T21:04:33","modified_gmt":"2018-07-28T20:04:33","slug":"west-highland-way-milngavie-to-drymen-12-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/index.php\/2018\/07\/28\/west-highland-way-milngavie-to-drymen-12-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"West Highland Way – Milngavie to Drymen (12 miles)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before starting the West Highland Way (WHW) I spent the night in Glasgow so that I could start early the next day from Milngavie. I notice that the Chip Shop outside of Glasgow Central is offering a “Justin Bieber Haggis Special” alongside the usual Deep Fried Mars Bar. Apparently this is just a regular haggis supper and is something that Justin Bieber has a penchant for.<\/p>\n

The WHW starts with a rather neat obelisk. I didn’t spend any time at all in Milngavie. I didn’t need to purchase anything prior to this day’s walking that I hadn’t got the day before. I was carrying a lot of weight (about 11kg without food and water) as I was camping along the way. In order to keep the weight down I relied on purchasing food each day along the way (with a couple of exceptions).<\/p>\n

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It was raining in Glasgow (no surprise there) but once I got out of Milngavie and hit open country things started to brighten up.<\/p>\n

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Most of the views for the first day were farm land and not that exciting. The path was very flat and I started too fast. I went at a normal walking speed (without the pack) so by the end of the day had reached Drymen in no time at all but with a sore ITB. I had to take a little care with pace the next day but after that generally settled into a good rhythm.<\/p>\n

Given the ease of the first day I do wonder whether I could have avoided staying overnight in Glasgow and started really early back home. I would have been able to get to Milngavie by 11:30. On the other hand arriving at the camp site in Drymen early was a good idea. The site was actually a small field beside a farm with an honesty box for payment and minimal facilities. As the evening drew on more and more campers arrived and space was getting a little limited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before starting the West Highland Way (WHW) I spent the night in Glasgow so that I could start early the next day from Milngavie. I notice that the Chip Shop outside of Glasgow Central is offering a “Justin Bieber Haggis Special” alongside the usual Deep Fried Mars Bar. Apparently this is just a regular haggis… <\/p>\n

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