A12 (Netherlands)

The A12 is a highway in the Netherlands, going from Den Haag in the west till 's-Heerenberg 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.

Hitching the A12

Legend:  (very good) |  (good) |  (average) |  (bad) |  (senseless)

• 2 Den Haag-Centrum
• 3 Den Haag
• 4 Voorburg
• Knooppunt Prins Clausplein
• 5 Nootdorp
• Knorrestein
• 6 Zoetermeer-Centrum
• 7 Zoetermeer
• 8 Bleiswijk
• 9 Zevenhuizen
• 10 Waddinxveen
• Knooppunt Gouwe
• 11 Gouda
• De Andel
• 12 Reeuwijk
• Bodegraven
• 12a Bodegraven
• 13 Nieuwerbrug
• 14 Woerden
• Bijleveld
• 15 De Meern
• Knooppunt Oudenrijn
• 16 Nieuwegein
• 17 Kanaleneiland
• 18 Hoograven
• Knooppunt Lunetten
• De Slagmaat
• 19 Bunnik
• 20 Driebergen
• 21 Maarn
• 22 Maarsbergen
• Oudenhorst / Bloemheuvel
• 23 Veenendaal
• Knooppunt Maanderbroek
• 24 Wageningen
• ' t Ginkelse Zand / Buulderkamp
• 25 Oosterbeek
• Knooppunt Grijsoord
  • This junction follows the A50 towards Nijmegen.
• De Schaars (good)
  • This gas 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 gasstation. 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.
• Knooppunt Waterberg (average) to the west. This junction is combined with A12 ramp 26. 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.
• 26 Arnhem-Noord
• Knooppunt Velperbroek
• 27 Westervoort
• 28 Duiven
• Oudbroeken
• 29 Zevenaar
• Knooppunt Oud-Dijk
• 30 Beek
• Bergh-Noord / Bergh-Zuid
  • This gas stations are located directly at the border to Germany.

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