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Between Sydney and Newcastle, and between Ballina and Brisbane, [[Queensland]], this highway becomes the '''Pacific Motorway''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Motorway see for more info]]). Everywhere else in between Newcastle and Ballina is the Pacific Highway and it is possible to hitch directly on the highway in many places where there is room for cars to stop.
== [[Sydney]] to [[Brisbane]] ==
=== Route Description ===
This is an easy route to hitchhike, the following is a rough description of the major servos along the route:
* Follow the directions on the [[Sydney]] page to get out of Sydney
* '''Servo near Wyon''' on the highway about 20kms after the Gosford turnoff, is a big servo with many cars. There is a northbound servo and a southbound servo here across the highway.
* '''BP Beresfield servo''' Ask drivers filling up with fuel or infront of the restaurant, or if there servo is quite it is possible to thumb it on John Renshaw Drive where there is space for cars to pull over. Its an 80km/h zone so the traffic is not too fast and the is plenty of space for cars to pull over. North or South-bound possible.
* ''' 'The Rock' ''' that is no longer the rock - it burnt down. This not a good spot to go north, but ok for going south. A few kms north of the rock is a small reststop (toilet only) which is better for hitching north during the day.
* ''' 'The Doughnut' ''' If you are going north or south you can ask drivers at the BP service station. Sometimes there seems to only be local Port Macquarie traffic here so it can be quicker to thumb it on the on ramp to the Pacific Hwy.
* ''' Kempsey Servo ''' is maybe better for going south than north
* ''' BP Nambucca Heads ''' is maybe better for going north than south
* ''' Coffs Harbour South Servo ''' is a big servo and restaurant reststop. you can get good rides from here, north or south-bound, but many locals visit here too. You can also hitch on the road near here where its and 80km/h zone and room for cars to stop
* After Grafton there are many small towns along the way where its possible to hitch directly on the road in town i.e. '''Tyndale, Harwood, Woodburn,''' and '''Broadwater''' etc
* ''' Caltex Murwillumbah''' (northbound) a big servo 5kms south of Chinderah and the last big reststop headingn north before Tweed and the Gold Coast, and its about 100km from Brisbane. This is a great spot to get a ride to the Gold Coast or Brisbane.
* ''' BP Connect Chinderah''' (southbound) is a big servo a couple of kms from the Tweed River. This is a great servo for finding a ride south.
