M74 (GB)
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The M74 is a short (129 km) motorway in Scotland, connecting the Central Belt with the M6 in England. When hitching north from London or the Midlands, it's extremely likely that you'll enter Scotland over this particular motorway.
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Hitching the M74
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(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)
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
- --> M6