John Muir Way · Overnight stop
Accommodation in Strathblane
The end of the second day, under the Campsie Fells, after the Way crosses the West Highland Way near Dumgoyne and the Glengoyne distillery.
End of day two · Stage stop
A small dormitory village for Glasgow — about 1,800 people — on the Blane Water at the foot of the Campsie Fells and the Kilpatrick Hills. It is a place people live in rather than visit, and the bed supply reflects that.
The second night on the standard schedule. Scotland's Great Trails puts Balloch to Strathblane at 29.3km (18.2 miles) and flags it as a long day that some walkers prefer to split.
What is actually in Strathblane
B&Bs and a pub. The Kirkhouse Inn is one of the Way's passport stamping stations. This is one of the thinnest stops on the route.
How far ahead to book
Book this one first. A village this size has a handful of rooms, and on a schedule that stops here every walker needs one of them on the same night.
When it is full
Glasgow, by bus — Scotland's Great Trails lists Strathblane among the places reached by bus from the city, and it is about 12 miles. If you are splitting the long day from Balloch, the same source lists buses to Killearn from Glasgow, Helensburgh and Balloch.
Getting there, and getting out
No railway. Buses to Glasgow. As a bail-out point it works, but it is a bus journey, not a train.
Camping
Access code camping applies. Strathblane is in none of the national park's four camping management zones, which cover lochside strips only.
Food and resupply
Limited. Treat the village as somewhere to eat, not somewhere to restock; buy for the next day in Balloch.
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