# Milngavie to Dreymen - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/milngavie-to-dreymen/ - Published: 2022-12-11T06:00:13-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout **A rough, mostly sleepless night** was not how I envisioned starting my journey along the West Highland Way. This was in part due to nerves, part due to the warmer than usual weather, with a little gastrointestinal distress thrown into the mix for good measure. **The food at my first night’s establishment** was less than desirable, to say the least. I nibble on a less than tasty breakfast, drop my suitcase off with the transport van, secure my pack to my back and survey the sky above. Gray clouds and light rain. A few other hikers head out to the main road and disappear as they head right, so I follow suit. Directions to the actual start of this trail are a tad unclear. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_3209-Enhanced- 1024x576.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1) **A few hundred yards down the road** though and I see people turning left into a wooded area. Just beyond that is a smattering of shops just opening up where one can get any last minute supplies, a coffee or a quick bite to eat. I anxiously head to the trailhead. I just want to get going. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/HipstamaticPhoto- 682250243.285740-Enhanced-1024x731.jpg?resize=640%2C457&ssl=1) **Immediately I find myself in a woodland park**, the small city of Milngavie a fading memory. Ironically I meet a couple at the start of the trail that is also from Arizona. It is their first long distance walk, and they are doing it over seven days. I wish them well, and then never see them again. I’ll find that throughout my journey many wonderful people will come and go as I do my own walk. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_3212-Enhanced- edited.jpg?resize=640%2C641&ssl=1) **The rain hardly lets up during my first leg** of twelve miles, but it never is a downpour or cold. In fact I find it quite inviting, and certainly needed as the United Kingdom is suffering a terrible drought, as is evident by the brown field grasses everywhere. The walk pushes my legs to exhaustion on day one, but I make good time and arrive to the village of Dreymen mid-afternoon. I get a sandwich and coffee at a little pub, then explore the place before my B&B check in time. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_3230-Enhanced- 1024x576.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1) **The Clachan**, if memory serves, is the oldest serving pub in Scotland, and the warm atmosphere and amazing food I found inside leaves a wonderful taste in my mind after my first day on the WHW. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/TTInputImage-682260988.186187- Enhanced-1024x576.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1) **Two pints and a fully belly later**, I find the way back to my quaint little bed set up. I have a wonderful sleep as my body heals and readies itself for tomorrow. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/milngavie-to-dreymen/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Milngavie%20to%20Dreymen&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fmilngavie-to-dreymen%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/milngavie-to-dreymen/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/milngavie-to-dreymen/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/milngavie-to-dreymen/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/milngavie-to-dreymen/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…