Camping in Drymen, right on the West Highland Way.

Stage 1 runs about 12 miles from the obelisk in Milngavie to Drymen, typically five to six hours of walking through Mugdock Country Park and the Blane Valley.

Yes. We sit just before the start of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Camping Management Zone, so no permit is needed to pitch with us.

Pre-booking online is recommended, especially for the pods. You can also pay camping fees from £14 per person when you arrive, subject to availability.

Ask at reception. Most baggage transfer providers on the West Highland Way already deliver to and collect from us, and we can sign you up on the spot.

Five, plus the End to End and the Badger Divide. The site is directly on the West Highland Way, where Stage 1 ends and Stage 2 begins. National Cycle Route 7 and Cycling UK’s Great North Trail both pass the gate on Gartness Road. The Rob Roy Way starts in Drymen Square, about a mile on, and the John Muir Way cycle route passes within about 600 metres. Most walkers going from Land’s End to John o’ Groats also cross Scotland on the West Highland Way, so they come past us too, and the Badger Divide gravel route from Glasgow to Inverness passes about a kilometre away, near Gartness.

Most walkers finish Stage 1 at Drymen, 12 miles from Milngavie. Drymen Camping is on Gartness Road directly on the Way, with pitches from £14 per adult and pods from £52. The village itself is two kilometres on and has pubs, a cafe, a deli and a Spar.

Yes. Drymen Camping sits on Gartness Road, directly on the West Highland Way and National Cycle Route 7, two kilometres from the centre of Drymen. It takes tents, small campervans and has five glamping pods.

About 7 miles, over Conic Hill. Most walkers carry on to Rowardennan, which makes Stage 2 roughly 14 miles and six to seven hours from Drymen.

The West Highland Way runs 96 miles (154km) from Milngavie to Fort William and is usually walked over seven stages, so seven to eight days. Stage 1 ends at Drymen.

Inside the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Camping Management Zones you do, from 1 March to 30 September, and the East Loch Lomond zone runs from roughly Drymen north to Rowardennan. Drymen Camping sits just before that boundary, so a booked pitch here needs no permit. Check the National Park’s published guidance for wherever you plan to stop after us.

Usually, yes. Camping fees can be paid on arrival from £14 per person, subject to availability. The pods book up well in advance though, and the site gets busy through the main walking season, so pre-booking is recommended.

We stock Colemans C300 Performance gas with a universal screw-top fitting at reception in Drymen, and it can be added to a booking in advance. Gas cannot travel in hand luggage, so it is a common problem for walkers flying into Glasgow before starting the Way.

Dogs are welcome on camping pitches at £1.50 per dog per night, on a lead and under control. They cannot stay in the pods, though assistance dogs are welcome throughout. Follow the National Park advice on dogs and livestock around Conic Hill, particularly during lambing.

There is drinking water on site, though no water or electric hook-up on the pitches themselves. Drymen village has a free Top Up Tap on the square, part of the Scottish Water refill network, about a mile on from us. The next one north is at Balmaha, roughly eight miles away, so fill up before you leave for Conic Hill.

Balmaha, about eight miles north of us over Conic Hill. There is a village shop, a cafe, a pub and a National Park visitor centre there, and it is the last easy resupply before Rowardennan. Between us and Balmaha there is nothing at all: Garadhban Forest and the Conic Hill crossing have no facilities.