From this commuter suburb of Glasgow the West Highland Way begins at an obelisk near the shopping centre and the rail station. This first stage is a rather inauspicious start to this great walk. From the shopping malls and the tower blocks the 'Way' passes out across rolling hills and plains of the lowlands of Scotland, to the threshold of Loch Lomond itself. There are no major climbs and you will be following footpaths, lanes, tracks and former railways.