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Walk north up Otley Rd. (this road starts in town and goes past the universities–it's called Woodhouse Lane, then Headingley Lane, then Otley Rd.). It’s a bit of a walk but you can start trying to hitch anywhere after the big roundabout near Lawnswood and Boddington hall. People driving in this direction are likely to be in a good mood, so chances of getting a lift are high.
=== North, towards [[Newcastle]], [[Scotland]] and [[York]] ===You can walk out of town to oakwoodOakwood (about 3 miles). Go up Get on Roundhay Road (ask for Thomas Danby College - everyone will know it, and its on Roundhay RdRoad) and keep going until you reach a small clock tower, along about 5 minutes past a large Tesco that will be on your left. Keep going straight onto Wetherby Rd. Road (A58) up . Alternatively the 12, 13, 13A, 99, 98 and X98 buses from the city centre all stop at Oakwood Clock. The 99, 98 and X98 will all take you to the a roundabout with on the ring rdroad, which is ideal for hitching. Alternatively, then try all three also go on to hitch north up Whetherby RdWetherby bus station, which can be more reliable. Or If on foot, keep on Wetherby Road until you reach a roundabout on the ring road (there are signs). However, this can catch mean quite a bus walk and getting the 50, 50A or 49 buses from Leeds to the city centre bottom of Easterly Road (12the stop to get off at is Monkswood, 13, 13aEasterly Road Boggart Hill Drive (Stop 45013940)) will save about 25 minutes of walking as opposed to going to oakwoodOakwood Clock. Another optionFrom here it is only a few minutes from the aforementioned roundabout. To get to York, follow the directions to the roundabout above, then go right down the ring road, towards Seacroft. After about a mile and a half you'll reach the York Road (A64). There's a Car Wash just past the roundabout which is more expensive but potentially more reliable, is ideal to hitch from just in front of. Virtually everybody will be going straight to get York and the high level of commuters makes getting picked up a bus breeze. This is not the quickest route to Wetherby the York Road from Leeds City Centre but certainly the bus station and hitch from thereleast likely to leave you lost in in the suburbs.
== Hitching into Leeds ==
