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National Scenic Area

South Uist Machair by Train

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South Uist Machair is an Outer Hebridean landscape of wildflower-rich machair, white shell sand beaches, dunes and freshwater lochs on the Atlantic edge, with low hills rising to the east. Mallaig and Arisaig stations are the nearest mainland railheads, around 90 km away, with ferries onward.

There are 0 stations within a mile of South Uist Machair National Scenic Area.

The area is home to 6 DoBIH-listed peaks, the highest being Easabhal [Easaval] at 243m.

South Uist Machair train stations

No stations found within a mile of South Uist Machair National Scenic Area.

Getting there without a car

No railway station lies within 1 mile of the South Uist Machair National Scenic Area, so the train only gets you part of the way. There is no station within 10 miles either.

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Can you get to the South Uist Machair National Scenic Area by train?

Not directly. No station lies within 1 mile of the South Uist Machair National Scenic Area. There's no station with regular trains within 10 miles, so plan on a bus or other onward travel.

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