Day 8 - Milngavie to Drymen

Day 8 - Milngavie to Drymen Hike Day 1 - Milngavie to Drymen (20 Km) #westhighlandway2024

Alright it's time! Breakfast first then they explain how the bag drop off at the next BnB will work. Then it's time to start the walk! Think today should be relatively ok? A by chilly, some sun, low chance of rain, let's hope that holds

This is the description of today's leg from the itinerary:

Terrain: Mainly flat and low-lying; good footpaths, tracks and lanes. Some rugged bits in the centre section where the trail can be muddy. A longer road walk at the end towards Drymen.

This breakfast is the slowest thing ever, got here an hour ago still don't have our eggs... Luckily it's a shorter hiking day but...

Here's the itinerary:

DAY 1: Milngavie to Drymen Distance: 20km / 12.5 miles | Walking Time: 5-7 hours | Ascent: 300m / 980f

DAY 2: Drymen to Rowardennan Distance: 24km / 15 miles | Walking Time: 6-8 hours | Ascent: 650m / 2130ft

DAY 3: Rowardennan to Crianlarich Distance: 34km / 21 miles | Walking Time: 8-11 hours | Ascent: 950m / 3120f (aka the worst day)

DAY 4: Crianlarich to Inveroran Distance: 26km / 16 miles | Walking Time: 6-8 hours | Ascent: 700m / 2300ft

DAY 5: Inveroran to Kinlochleven Dist.: 30km/19 miles | Time: 7-10 hours | Ascent: 780m/2560ft | Descent (): 970m/3180ft

DAY 6: Kinlochleven to Fort William Distance 25km / 15.5 miles | Walking Time: 6-8 hours | Ascent (): 730-790m / 2400-2590 ft

And that's it

We gave up on waiting, just going to go

Alright, starting!

Halfway there! Keeping phone on airplane mode for battery

Took a short lunch break and we're back off

And done! Toward the end knowing it was close by it got tougher but Day 1 is complete!

Think this is Loch Lomond of song fame, we'll be going along it later

And the stats

Sickness report: nose was a bit annoying at times, I did take the cold and sinus tea at like 8am but didn't re-up, will probably do the night time one later and hopefully none tomorrow? Farah's nose was also by stuffy but we made it. Once it's gone we'll take off the DBZ weights

Forgot to update, was just chilling and had some scones hosted by the bnb owner and then later some dinner, here's the room

Dinner was some weird curryish fish dish with an egg on top, was different and enjoyable

Nice view in front of the bnb

Otherwise still a bit sick, nose has been super stuffy for both of us, some shivering but hopefully tomorrow better, aches wise it seems to be gone, just the nose and random temperature fluctuations