The A12 is a highway in the Netherlands, going from Den Haag in the west till Beek in the east of the country.
It passes the cities of Den Haag, Zoetermeer, Gouda, Utrecht, Ede, Arnhem and Zevenaar. At the border the A12 connects to the German A3.
Some part of the A12 belongs to the European road E30.
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Hitching the A 12
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| Beginning of the motorway. The motorway starts next to the Park Malieveld at the end of the road Boslaan. Just before the road splits (A12 goes off to the left in the tunnel) there is a Boslaan bus stop. This bus stop is an official hitch-hiking spot (although the blue thumb sign has been covered in various stickers). Lnx tried to hitch from there to Hilversum (via Utrecht) in April 2008 - it took about 30 minutes to leave this first spot. | (1) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination |
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| (2) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Den Haag-Centrum |
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| It is easy to stop cars going east at the cycling lane in front of the traffic lights. | (3) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Den Haag Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination (good) |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Knooppunt Prins Clausplein A 4 |
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| (5) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Nootdorp |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination service station Knorrestein
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| (6) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Zoetermeer-Centrum |
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(7) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Zoetermeer |
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| (8) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Bleiswijk |
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| (9) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Zevenhuizen |
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| (10) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Waddinxveen |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Knooppunt Gouwe A 20 |
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(11) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Gouda |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination service station De Andel |
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| (12) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Reeuwijk |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination service station Bodegraven
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| (12a) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Bodegraven |
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| (13) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Nieuwerbrug |
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| (14) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Woerden |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination service station Bijleveld Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination (good) Towards Eindhoven this one seems to be a bit less effective, since most drivers from Den Haag and Rotterdam seem to drive towards Eindhoven over Dordrecht and Breda. |
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination service station Hellevliet
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| (15) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination De Meern |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Knooppunt Oudenrijn A 2 |
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| (16) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Nieuwegein |
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| (17) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Kanaleneiland |
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination (good) There is a sign "forbidden for pedestrians" short before the ramp, which you have to ignore. It is also possible to hitchhike on the bus stop next to the tram stop Kanaleneiland.
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| (18) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Utrecht-Oost |
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination (good) for going west to Den Haag, Rotterdam, Leiden and Gouda. You can only reach this spot easily by hitchhiking. There is a huge roundabout / traffic square connecting to the motorway. Just behind the traffic lights on the on ramp there is good space to stop a car, so use a sign with one of the mentioned cities.
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Knooppunt Lunetten A 27 |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination service station De Forten There is a bus stop on 10 minutes walk away (bus going to Bunnik, and this service area can be reached in 20 minutes from Utrecht city center by bus and walking. |
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| (19) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Bunnik |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination (good) There is enough traffic and easy stopping. |
(20) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Driebergen |
To the west there is no space besides the ramp to stop easily. |
| (21) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Maarn |
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| (22) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Maarsbergen |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination service station Bloemheuvel |
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination service station Oudenhorst
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| (23) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Veenendaal-West |
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| (23a) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Veenendaal |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Knooppunt Maanderbroek A 30 |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination (good) Easily accessible from inside Ede and plenty of traffic. |
(24) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Ede-Zuid |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination service station Buulderkamp |
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination t Ginkelse Zand. Infamous cruising spot
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| (25) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Oosterbeek |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Knooppunt Grijsoord A 50 |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination service station De Schaars Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination (good) This petrol station is located only in direction Den Haag. Quite busy, directly between two highway junctions. Enough space at the end of the parking area to stand and stop cars. Get out here if you want to go south towards Eindhoven. This is a busy petrol station. It is possible to get nearby from Arnhem by public transport, then walk to it by the side of the motorway and forest. However, there is a high fence around which is impossible to climb. In the end of 2007 there was a hole in the fence however. To be sure, you may have to take a tool for cutting away one line of barbed wire. This will grant access to this service area ;). From here it is easy to go to all cities in the west of the Netherlands, and it is one of the best places in the east of the Netherlands to find a ride to Brabant or Limburg.
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Knooppunt Waterberg A 50 |
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| (26) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Arnhem-Noord |
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination (average) This ramp is combined with junction Waterberg. Cars cannot stop on the ramp to the west, but it is quite easy to get a ride from the traffic lights, and every car can take you to the next great petrol station. Here you can go north towards Apeldoorn along the A50.
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| (27) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Velperbroek A 348 |
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| (27) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Westervoort |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination service station Oudbroeken |
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| (29) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Zevenaar |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Knooppunt Oud-Dijk A 18 |
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| (30) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Beek |
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination service station Bergh Zuid Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination (senseless) Very few cars stop here, and the adjacent on-ramp is seldom used. You are better off using the rest stop 400m down the highway. Although it is also pretty empty, the entry lane is very long and is a good spot to hail passing cars directly off the highway. It is easily accessible via a dirt road running through the farmland behind. |
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination service station Bergh Noord
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Dutch motorways