Munros and Other Walks

Strathblane to Croy How to Get There From Glasgow I caught the early morning train to Milngavie. There is a regular service from Scotland's biggest city, and the entire journey only takes about 40 minutes. From the train station at Milngavie I got the B10 bus to Strathblane. This journey only takes just over 10 minutes. My commute took just over an hour to complete. At half seven in the morning, I was ready to start the next part of my journey. Civilisation I know that the John Muir Way isn't a trek through the wilderness, so when I say that the route passes through small villages and towns, it all sounds pretty obvious. However up until this stage you would move from urban area to countryside back to an urban area at the end.  At section 3 of the  walk, you pass through Lennoxtown and Kirkintilloch and smaller settlements like Milton of Campsite and Twecher. Unlike other walks where it is about getting to the next checkpoint, this section of the JMW can be enj...

View From Queens View Where is it? Queens view or The Whangie, is a small hill that is about 260 m in height and only takes a  couple of hours to get up and down. If travelling by car then take the A809 north from Glasgow through Bearsden. There is a number 8 bus that will take you there from Milngavie, also there are bus and train links from Glasgow. There is a small car park where the walk starts. The car park doesn't have toilets or shops and there are limited parking places. It's another one of those walks where it is best to turn up before 11am. The Walk The walk itself starts at the notice board in the car park. Follow the path along to the stile. Hop over this and continue on the wooden walkway over the marsh land. The Start - All Ready to Go Over the Fence We Go A Wee Bit Marshy This will take you into the start of the hillwalk. The path here is quite obvious, and can be muddy in certain sections so appropriate footwe...