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*'''{{Parking}} Bentheimer Wald''' {{average}}
**Just 3 km behind the 1st ramp drivers will recognize a small parking area with a toilet building. Hitchhiking from here is OK, some trucks stopping here and maybe some travellers from the [[Netherlands]] want to make a first stop in [[Germany]]. Just prepare yourself for waiting some 40-50 minutes, the A30 is sometimes very empty and then cars on this parking area are rare. Maybe you can ask one of the many passing border police cars to give you a ride. Questions about you and your stay in the [[Netherlands]] to find out if you have marijuana with you are normal, especially when you are a hitchhiker somewhere on the road from Amsterdam to [[Germany]] :-) Just relax and stay cool, the guys from the border police also do. Mostly. :-)
*'''(3) {{Ramp}} [[Nordhorn]] / [[Bad Bentheim]]''' {{south}} {{Very Good}} -- {{north}} {{goodaverage}}-{{bad}}**Small traffic-island to stand on, some space for cars to stop behind. [[User:platschi|platschi]] was standing here several lots of times and got lifts within only some minutes. Good for both directions, towards in direction [[SchüttorfRheine]] or further much faster than . Not very good the situation towards the [[Netherlands]], not that much traffic going there, mostly locals heading towards Oldenzaal, which is a much better place to hitch already. [[User:Platschi|Platschi's]] waiting time eastwards: average 5 minutes, westwards average 15 40 minutes. A lot of traffic here on weekdays between 3 and 4 pm!
*'''(4) {{Ramp}} [[Schüttorf]]-Nord''' {{south}} {{average}} -- {{north}} {{bad}}
**This ramp is quite small, there is not much space to stop cars when they go onto the highway. No hard shoulder to stand on, just a tiny traffic island. But if there is not much traffic (and that seems to be quite often), people can and will stop for you. It is directly at the highway junction, so take care where people are going to! [[User:Platschi|Platschi]] was standing here twice and got rides eastwards within seconds. For the other direction towards ''NL'', you're definitely wrong. Nobody is going up here for that direction, better try to hitch through the city towards [[Bad Bentheim]] and take the ramp there!
*'''(5) {{Junction}} [[Schüttorf]] (highway junction)''' {{senseless}}
**You can't get out here, and if you do so: it's illegal! Take care, often border police driving around this junction. Here the '''A30''' crosses the [[A31 (Germany)|A31]].
*'''(6) {{Ramp}} [[Salzbergen]]''' {{average}}-{{bad}}
**Quite small and tight ramp at the beginning of a little village. Few traffic, but [[User:Platschi|platschi]] had luck in December 2007 and got a ride within 5 minutes towards [[Osnabrück]]. Within this time three cars drove eastwards, but haven't seen any cars direction [[Netherlands]]. In January 2008 he waited for a ride into the other direction (NL) but recognized that 80% of the traffic went into direction [[Osnabrück]]. It seems that only a small bunch of cars is going onto the highway at all. Expect some longer waiting time. In Sep 08, he got a ride offer from here towards Amsterdam within 5 minutes. Luck?
*'''{{Parking}}{{WC}} Emstal''' {{average}}-{{good}}[[File:ramp_kanalhafen.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Ramp (here: ''[[Rheine]]-Kanalhafen'') with traffic island.]]**The 2nd parking area along the '''A30'''. It is smaller than the first one, but it seems that more cars stop here. It has no petrol station, only a small toilet building and some space for parking. Nevertheless a god good spot to get lifts. If people are only going towards , especially some cars in direction [[RheineNetherlands]], try to get out stop here!.*'''(7) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]]-Nord''' {{south}} {{bad}} -- {{north}} {{Very Goodgood}}**This ramp is on a nice spot with traffic lights and much cars passing, but there is no place to stand if going towards Hannover. No hard shoulder or anything to let the cars stop for you. You , only can ask drivers some small space when they are standing at you walk up the traffic lights, but stopping ramp for them mostly some meters. The place is too dangerous. Maybe then try it at the nearby ''Autohof''doable, though, just some 100m down the street you'll see the petrol stationwith waiting times mostly not longer than 10 minutes. For the other direction towards [[Netherlands|NL]] it's good, also with space to stop some green for stopping cars. If you want, you can force cars to stop by pushing the button at the traffic lights :. Mostly rides towards [[Bad Bentheim]] on-)ramp or south direction [[Oberhausen]], waiting time differs from 5 to 40 minutes.*'''(8) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]]''' {{badaverage}}**Another On-ramp to avoidwith only a few cars passing by. Not much traffic going on hereWaiting could be long, and but mostly it's outside possible to get rides within 30 minutes at least to one of the city towards the countrysidenext on-ramps. Also standing here seems not Due to be that good because lack of a missing hard shoulder, but maybe better traffic it's ok to stop cars (that are facing you with more than 70 km/h per hour, so take care!) here than at stand on the side of the last on-ramp, though there is no hard shoulder available. If it's impossible here, try to go around 500m down towards [[Rheine]], there's a traffic light and a restaurant where you maybe can ask people that are stopping.
*'''(9) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]]-Kanalhafen''' {{average}}
**Small ramp next to a tiny industrial park. Some traffic going on towards [[Osnabrück]], but again not much space to stop cars. Best option is to stand on the traffic island and smile to every passing car saying you want to go out of here. Might help, waiting time depends. Never try on a Sunday, but on normal working days it should be possible to get rides at least towards [[Rheine]]-Nord within 20-30 minutes, sometimes faster.
*'''(10) {{Ramp}} [[Hörstel]]''' {{south}} {{Very Good}} - {{north}} {{good}}**This ramp is located behind a bridge where mostly some cars are parked, so it is sometimes difficult for you to see coming cars (also for them!) just before they head in the ramp. Best would also be here to stand on the traffic island, make yourself ''visible'' and try to catch some people going to [[Ibbenbüren]], [[Osnabrück]] or further. Seems to be not that difficultIt's pretty easy. For going towards the [[Netherlands]] it's a bit more difficult, most cars only ride towards [[Rheine]]. Best is to catch a ride to [[Rheine]]-Nord.
*'''(11a) {{Ramp}} [[Ibbenbüren]]-West''' {{average}}-{{bad}}
**This is a new ramp. Not much traffic, mostly from an (not yet existing) industrial park. You can hitchhike on top of the bridge, so cars will recognize you early and can stop while going up the bridge.
*'''(11b) {{Ramp}} [[Ibbenbüren]]''' {{goodVery Good}}**2 well-known fastfood restaurants next to the ramp, much traffic in both directions. Stand before along the hard shoulder of the ramp, but expect not that much there's plenty of space for cars to stop cars. Maybe stay before or behind the roundabout with a ! A sign '''OS''' (for [[Osnabrück]])might help wonders. For direction [[Netherlands|NL]], just stand at the 3rd exit of the roundabout! Good spot though.*'''(12) {{Ramp}} [[Laggenbeck]]{{average}}**At this ramp there's enough space to stand on the hard shoulder, hitchhiking is okay, with all traffic going to [[Osnabrück]] anyway. *'''{{Parking}}{{WC}} Brockbachtal''' {{average}}-{{good}}**Parking area with ''no'' petrol station or restaurant. Some maps will tell you that, but that's a lie. A petrol station is planned for the next decade, but no constructions yet. In ''2005'' it was reconstructed into a bigger parking area. Nevertheless enough traffic eastwards, sometimes people get lost there thinking there's a petrol station. Luck for you!Waiting time between 20 and 50 minutes.
*'''(13) {{Ramp}} [[Lotte]]''' {{senseless}}
**Well, enough space for you to stand on, but nearly no traffic.
*'''(16) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabrück]]-Hellern''' {{north}} {{bad}} -- {{south}} {{bad}}
**For going east: There's a big traffic light, but it's hard to stop traffic there, even the ramp is very small and no hard shoulder to stand on. Only safe possibility is the small way for cars coming from the left side. But anyway, it's possible. [[User:Platschi|Platschi]] hitchhiked here twice and got rides within ~30min towards the next ramp in ''Nahne''. For direction west, it's even harder, traffic ist fast and if they stop, it's dangerous because of drivers coming from behind can't overtake them properly. Also no hard shoulder on the ramp itself.
*'''(17) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabrück]]-Sutthausen''' ?{{bad}}** No hard shoulder, quite a lot of traffic, no spot for cars to stop. Only chance is at the traffic light. Better don't get off here, but kindly ask your driver to go to ''Nahne''.
*'''(18) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabrück]]-Nahne''' {{Very Good}}
**Perfect ramp, take a look at the [[Osnabrück]] page for closer information. Nice hard shoulder to stand on! But take care, there are 2 ramps for going eastwards. Best is to take the one for traffic coming out of OS.
*'''(20) {{Ramp}} [[Natbergen]]''' {{average}}
**Ramp has enough space to stand on, traffic is normal, mostly going towards [[Melle]].
*'''(21) {{Ramp}} [[Bissendorf]]''' ?{{average}}**Not much traffic towards Osnabrück and with police station, seems not very popular for people to stop for you.
*'''(22) {{Ramp}} [[Gesmold]]''' ?
*'''(23) {{Ramp}} [[Melle]]-West''' ?
