Start : Drymen town center
The official WHW waymark to follow: waypost with the "iconic little logo of a thistle with arrows on either side" + waypost - waymark with a yellow arrow when there is a change in direction."
(S) Walk along Stirling Road, the road you came from the previous day, following it East-North-East along the left-side pavement. When the road bends right, carry straight on. At the end of the pavement, take a path left between two hedges. At the end of the path, walk along the A811 roadside, still following the left pavement.
(1) After around 500m, turn left and go past a gate. Follow the path, first between fields then alongside the woodland on your left-hand side.
(2) At the junction, take the 2nd wide path on the left (the first one is not shown on the map). Walk slowly up the hill North-West. When you reach a minor road, keep left for around 30m.
(3) Turn right, go past a small car park and follow the forest track West-North-West. A the intersection, ignore the path right. Soon, spot "Loch Lomond" in front of you.
(4) At the junction, keep straight.
(5) At the Y-junction, take the wide path right (North-West). Stay along the main path crossing a footbridge over two rivers.
(6) At the junction, carry straight on, keeping slightly right on the higher road towards Balmaha. The woodland slowly becomes clearer.
(7) Go past a gate and get out of the woodland. Go through the field slowly going up the hill, bearing North then West-North-West. Cross the river using the footbridge. At the junction, carry straight on and go downhill. Cross the river then Burn of Mar over a footbridge.
(8) Start going up a steep hill (stairs made of wood and stones). Further along, the slope becomes less inclined: go round the hill on the right. Reach a flatter area and walk at the bottom of the summit.
(9) Just before the walk starts going down, leave the WHW for a moment by taking sharply left a path going towards Conic Hill summit. Quickly, reach a small pass.
(10) Go up hill on the left immediately reaching Conic Hill summit. (Enjoy the view). Return to the small pass.
Carry straight on (South-West) to reach a smaller summit from where you get a view of Loch Lomond. Then return.
Go down the path on the left to rejoin the WHW.
(9) Walk diagonally left and start going steeply downhill on a rocky path. On a light flat section, turn left (South) and carry on going down (stepping stones then wooden steps).
(11) Past a gate, enter a woodland and slowly carry on down the hill. At at T-junction, turn right and carry on almost flat. Reach a wide parking.
(12) Turn left, walk across the parking and leave the National Park building on your left-hand side.
(13) Reach a road and follow it right on the left pavement, soon protected by a small wall. When the road goes right towards Rowardenann, carry straight on the dead end street.
(14) After almost 100m, go up a flight of steps on the right and take a footpath uphill. Ignore two side path left, then go diagonally right to reach a viewpoint. Go down again on the left.
(15) At the Y-juntcion, walk diagonally left and alongside "Loch Lomond" on your left-hand side. Walk along a beach then cross a stream. Carry on along the lochside for around 1Km to reach a parking.
(16) Cross a parking, across a footbridge then walk diagonally left to rejoin the lochside. Walk on the pebble beach and, when you can, cross the stream.
(17) At the end of the beach, find a road and follow it left. Further along, take a footpath parallel to the road on the right side. At the end, carry on the road for around 100m then take a path parallel on the left side.
(18) At the junction, cross the minor paved road giving access to 'Crireoch'' private property and follow the path straight ahead, which soon goes diagonally left. Walk up and down into the woods. Rejoin the road and follow it left for around 10m until the junction (bench made of stones).
(19) Carry on the path parallel to the road, on its right side. Cross the river Cashel Burn and, as soon as you get out of the bridge, turn left.
(20) Cross the road again and follow a path between the loch on your left-hand and the road on your right-hand side. Go past Anchorage Cottage then cross a bridge made of stones.
(21) Just after the bridge, leave the road and turn left on a path into the woods. After walking up steps made of stones, alternate going up and downhill. Rejoin the lochside and reach Sallochy camspite car park.
(22) Cross straight ahead across the car park and, as you reach its end, cross the bridge. Carry on along the lochside, go past a private landing boat then an information board about the Scottish Centre for Écology.
(23) At the following Y-junction, take right and walk on a steep slope into the woods (wooden steps). Go back down always into the woods. Just past a house, find the lochside again nearby Mill of Ross (old mill).
(24) Cross the river and carry on towards Rowardenann. Then cross the river again over a footbridge.
(25) At the T-junction, turn left. Go past a small loch cove then walk up into the woods before going down again. Reach the road and follow it left to Rowardennan hotel. (E)
