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'''Leuven''' ([[France|French]]: ''Louvain'') is the capital city of the province [[:Category:Vlaams-Brabant|Vlaams-Brabant]] in [[Belgium]] at about 30km east of [[Brussels]]. It is mainly a calm administrative and university city with the ''Katholieke Universiteit Leuven'' which includes some magnificent historic buildings and cityscape.
===== E40 Services Transit =====
If Although if you happen to pass around are approaching '''Leuven''' by through the E314E40, you can simply ask might have to be dropped at any of the Leuven Services (Shell) and walk toward the local road into town or its suburb's , which is still quite a distance. Alternatively, you might get dropped at the exit 23 (Exit 16 - 17 or 18''Haasrode'') and try to hitch along the local road into town, or walk into downtownthe 4 remaining km.
Although if you are approaching '''Leuven''' through the E40, you might have to be dropped at the Leuven Services (Shell) and walk toward the local road into town, which is still quite a distance. Alternatively, you might get dropped at the exit 23 (''Haasrode'') and try to hitch along the local road into town, or walk the 4 remaining km. ''Note that for indeterminate time Exit 23 is currently partially close, which reveals to be a problem as it is currently only open for coming from [[Brussels]] and returning towards [[Brussels]]
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'''Leuven''' ([[France|French]]: ''Louvain'') is the capital city of the province [[:Category:Vlaams-Brabant|Vlaams-Brabant]] in [[Belgium]] at about 30km east of [[Brussels]]. It is mainly a calm administrative and university city with the ''Katholieke Universiteit Leuven'' which includes some magnificent historic buildings and cityscape.__NOTOC__
==Hitching Out==
=== West towards [[Brussels]] ===
Just walk on the ring of '''Leuven''' to the ''Tervuursevest'' and hitch along the ''Koning Boudewijnlaan''. You will see many cars parked along the road, so you can start to hitch from there.
=== East towards [[Liege]], [[Germany]], West towards [[Brussels]], [[Gent]] ===
The E40 is passing at quite a distance on the southern side of the city, but there is a service station which can be a good spot to hitch a quick ride east towards [[Liege]] and [[Germany]] or west towards [[Brussels]] or [[Gent]]. The service station direction west is also the last one before the ring of [[Brussels]].
To reach the service station from '''Leuven''': Take bus #395 direction ''Overijse-Groenendal'' and go out at stop ''Rotspoelstraat''. Alternatively try the buses #7-8-9 in direction ''Bertem'' and get out at ''Egenhoven'' and then walk down the ''St-Jansbergsesteenweg''.
=== North towards [[Mechelen]] ===
== Hitching In ==If you happen to pass around '''Leuven''' by the E314, you can simply ask to be dropped at any of the town or its suburb's exit (Exit 16 - 17 or 18) and walk into downtown.
(As of October 2007)''
[[Category:Vlaams-Brabant]]
[[Category:Belgium]]
