M74 (GB)

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Hitching the M74

Legend:  (very good) |  (good) |  (average) |  (bad) |  (senseless)

• 1 Fullarton roundabout; Tolcross, Glasgow City Centre (average)
  • Closest spot to start from coming out of Glasgow, but no shoulders. Botwell services is better.
• 2 Shettleston, Cambuslang (Northbound exit)
• 3 Tannochside (Southbound exit)
• 4 M73, Stirling, Kincardine Bridge
• Botwell Services Southbound only (good)
• 5 Bellshill, Coatbridge
• Hamilton Services Nouthbound only
• 6 Hamilton, Motherwell
• 7 Lanark, Larkhall (Southbound exit)
• 8 Kilmarnock, Edinburgh (Northbound: Larkhall)
• 9 Kirkmuirhill (Southbound exit)
• 10 Kirkmuirhill (Northbound exit)
• 11 Edinburgh, Ayr (Southbound exit)Cairnlodge Services
• 12 Edinburgh, Ayr (Northbound exit)Cairnlodge Services
• 13 Edinburgh, Lanark, Abington Services (very good)
  • This is where one needs to get off the M74 when hitching from England towards Edinburgh.
• 14 Crawford, Thornhill
• 15 Moffat, Dumfries (Southbound: Selkirk)
• 16 Johnstonebridge, Annandale Water Services
• 17 Lockerbie (Southbound: Dumfries)
• 18 Lockerbie, Dumfries (Northbound exit)
• 19 Ecclefechan
• 20 Eaglesfield, Annan, Kirtlebridge
• 21 Kirkpatrick Fleming, Kirtlebridge, Canonbie
• Gretna Green Services
• 22 Gretna, Gretna Green, Longtown (Northbound: Dumfries, Stranraer

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