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== Get in ==
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Trains from England rush past non-stop. The nearest station with onward public transport is Hamilton. Bike-on-train is feasible from [[Lanark]] or [[Motherwell]].
Stagecoach Bus X74 runs from [[Glasgow]], taking an hour via [[Hamilton (Scotland) | Hamilton]] and [[Lesmahagow]], and continuing from Abington to Moffat and [[Dumfries]], hourly M-Sa and every two hours on Sunday.
Stagecoach Bus 101 runs from [[Edinburgh]] 3 or 4 times a day, taking 1 hr 40 min via [[Penicuik]], West Linton and [[Biggar (Scotland) | Biggar]], and continuing to Moffat and Dumfries.
The bus stop in Abington is the motorway service station.
By road from England or Glasgow follow M74 / A74(M). Use Exit 12 for Douglas, Exit 13 for Abington and Exit 14 for Elvanfoot. Beattock Summit at 1033 feet (315 m) elevation can be bleak and wintery, but this route is priority and stays open in all but the worst weather. Cyclists must use the former main road running alongside, now A702 / B7078.
By road from Edinburgh take A702 through Penicuik and Biggar. It's not a fast road but trying to use the motorways won't save any time.
==Get around==
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