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The Dutch highway '''A1''' (''[[Netherlands|Dutch]]: Rijksweg'') begins in the east of [[Amsterdam]] at the junction ''Watergraafsmeer'' and ends into the [[Germany|German]] highway [[A30 (Germany)|A30]] in the east of the country.
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The Dutch motorway '''A1''' (''[[Netherlands|Dutch]]: Rijksweg'') begins in the east of [[Amsterdam]] at the junction ''Watergraafsmeer'' and continues into the [[Germany|German]] motorway [[A30 (Germany)|A30]] in the east of the country.
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The '''A1''' is also known as the [[E231]], ''between [[Amsterdam]] and [[Amersfoort]] (east of the junction with the [[A28 (Netherlands)|A28/E232]])'' and as the [[E30]] eastward until and into [[Germany]] (which it crosses entirely).
  
 
Along the way it passes the cities of [[Amersfoort]], [[Apeldoorn]], [[Deventer]], [[Hengelo]], [[Oldenzaal]] and [[Enschede]].
 
Along the way it passes the cities of [[Amersfoort]], [[Apeldoorn]], [[Deventer]], [[Hengelo]], [[Oldenzaal]] and [[Enschede]].
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== Hitching the {{Anl|1}} ==
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{{Legend}}
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| <p align="center">{{south}}</p> ||  || <p align="center">{{north}}</p>
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|  || {{junction}} Knooppunt Watergraafsmeer {{Anl|10}} ||  |
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|-
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|  || (1) {{ramp}} Diemen-Noord ||  |
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|  || (2) {{ramp}} Diemen-Oost ||  |
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|  || {{junction}} Knooppunt Diemen {{Anl|9}} ||  |
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|-
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| If you want to go eastwards, walk along this ramp until you find a delivery road. Walk along this for some meters until you reach the service station ''Honswijck''! || (3) {{ramp}} [[Muiden]] ||  |
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|  || (4) {{ramp}} [[Muiden|Muiderslot]] || If you want to go towards [[Amsterdam]], it's your spot! {{good}}
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| {{gas}} {{rest}} service station [[Honswijck]] {{Very Good}} ||  || {{gas}} {{rest}} service station [[Hackelaar]] {{Very Good}}
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|-
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|  || {{junction}} Knooppunt Muiderberg {{Anl|6}} ||  |
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|-
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|  || (5) {{ramp}} Naarden-West ||  |
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|  || (6) {{ramp}} Naarden-Vesting ||  |
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|-
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|  || (7) {{ramp}} Bussum || {{good}} at the roundabout with a sign |
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| {{average}} in direction of [[Amersfoort]], where there is less space for cars to stop. || (8) {{ramp}} [[Het Gooi|Blaricum/Huizen]] || {{Very Good}} in direction [[Amsterdam]]. There is lots of space for cars to stop on the on-ramp, which is next to a carpooling place.
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|  || (9) {{ramp}} Laren ||  |
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|  || (9A) {{ramp}} Eemnes ||  |
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|  || {{junction}} Knooppunt Eemnes {{Anl|27}} ||  |
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|  || (10) {{ramp}} Soest ||  |
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|-
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|  || (11) {{ramp}} Eembrugge ||  |
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| {{gas}} service station [[De Slaag]] ||  ||  |
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|-
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|  || (12) {{ramp}} Bunschoten ||  |
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|  ||  || {{gas}} service station [[Neerduist]] {{Good}} to get lifts towards [[Amsterdam]]
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|  || (13) {{ramp}} [[Amersfoort]]-Noord || {{good}} For hitchhiking towards [[Amsterdam]], there's some space on the hard shoulder, so possible to hitchhike. Cars drive along quite fast, so take care.
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|  || {{junction}} Knooppunt Hoevelaken {{Anl|28}} ||  |
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| Towards East no hard-shoulder, but some green to stand on. Traffic low, should be okay. || (14) {{ramp}} Hoevelaken ||  |
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|  ||  || {{gas}} service station [[De Middelaar]] {{very good}} It might look small, but it's great for rides into Amsterdam!
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| {{gas}} service station [[Palmpol]] ||  ||  |
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| No hard shoulder in direction east, but it's ok to stand on the side of the road, cars can stop there. Just be extremely careful. || (15) {{ramp}} Barneveld {{Anl|30}} ||  |
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| {{Good}} Enough hard-shoulder on this ramp eastwards for cars to stop, traffic sufficient. || (16) {{ramp}} Voorthuizen ||  |
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| {{parking}} [[Tolnegen South]] {{Good}} for lifts towards [[Apeldoorn]] ||  || {{gas}} {{rest}} service station [[Tolnegen North]] {{Good}} for lifts towards [[Amersfoort]] or [[Utrecht]]
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|  || (17) {{ramp}} Stroe ||  |
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|  || (18) {{ramp}} Kootwijk ||  |
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| {{gas}} service station [[Lucasgat]] {{Average}} ||  ||  |
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|  ||  || {{gas}} service station [[De Hucht]] {{Average}}
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|  || (19) {{ramp}} Hoenderloo ||  |
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| {{bad}} (''north/eastbound'') Try to avoid it. || (20) {{ramp}} [[Apeldoorn]]-Zuid<br>Huge shoulders, ample place for drivers to stop............. If it only didn't get very little traffic because due to it's location this ramp only serves an industrial estate, a village and one or two housing estates. The majority of cars coming from Apeldoorn will take 21 when driving east or 19 when driving west. || {{good}} (''south/westbound'') Towards [[Arnhem]] or Barneveld this ramp is doable.
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|  || {{junction}} Knooppunt Beekbergen {{Anl|50}} ||  |
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|  || (21) {{ramp}} Voorst ||  |
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| {{gas}} service station [[De Paal]] {{Very Good}} to get lifts further towards [[Germany]] ||  || {{gas}} service station [[Vundelaar]] {{Very Good}} to get lifts further towards [[Amersfoort]] and [[Utrecht]], also reasonable to get a ride towards [[Arnhem]]
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|  || (22) {{ramp}} Twello ||  |
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| {{Good}} || (23) {{ramp}} [[Deventer]] || {{Good}}
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|  || (24) {{ramp}} [[Deventer]]-Oost ||  |
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|  || (25) {{ramp}} Bathmen ||  |
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|{{average}} Quite ok, not that much traffic though.  || (26) {{ramp}} Lochem ||  |
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| {{gas}} {{rest}} service station [[Bolder]] {{Very Good}} Has a McDonalds, so plenty of cars stopping here. || Underground passage connects Bolder and Struik for pedestrians. || {{gas}} {{rest}} service station [[Struik]] {{Very Good}}
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| {{average}} Enough space along the [[shoulder|hard shoulder]] to hitchhike, but not that much traffic here. Doable. || (27) {{ramp}} Markelo || {{average}} Enough space along the [[shoulder|hard shoulder]] to hitchhike, but not that much traffic here. Doable.
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| {{average}} In direction Hengelo this ramp is quite ok, nevertheless no hard shoulder (only up when you're nearly on the motorway), but very few traffic so standing along the road is possible. || (28) {{ramp}} Rijssen ||  |
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|  || {{junction}} Knooppunt Azelo {{Anl|35}} ||  |
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|  {{senseless}} No connection towards the A1 towards Germany from here, only to the A35 direction [[Enschede]] || (29) {{ramp}} [[Borne]]-West || {{Good}} Small ramp between two junctions, nevertheless good hard shoulder and enough space for cars to stop. Also more traffic than one would expect.
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|  || {{junction}} Knooppunt Buren {{Anl|35}} ||  |
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| {{good}} Nice hard shoulder and more than enough traffic. All you need from here is a short ride to Het Lonnekermeer. Sometimes getting a ride might take longer because people expect you want a long ride being so close to the border with Germany. || (30) {{ramp}} [[Hengelo]] || {{good}} Just next to traffic lights. Wide hard shoulder.
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| {{average}} Hitching towards [[Germany]] isn't that good, most cars only go further to [[Oldenzaal]], but take your chance if you get a lift to ''Oldenzaal-Zuid''! Note that Het Lonnekermeer can be reached on foot from here. || (31) {{ramp}} [[Hengelo]]-Noord || {{good}} Quite good spot for hitchhiking westwards, traffic lights will slow down cars for you.
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| {{gas}} service station [[Het Lonnekermeer]] {{Very Good}} To the east '''Last''' petrol station before [[Germany]] and for the next 73km! Best chance for you to get cars towards [[Germany]] or even [[Poland]] (trucks!). ||  || {{gas}} service station [[Veelsveld]] {{Very Good}}
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|  || (32) {{ramp}} [[Oldenzaal]] ||  |
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| {{Very Good}} ''The'' ramp for you if you come from [[Enschede]]! Easy to get cars towards [[Germany]], average waiting time 7 minutes!<br>[[File:Oldenzaal_ramp.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ramp in [[Oldenzaal]]-Zuid, on the last meters of the '''A1''']] || (33) {{ramp}} [[Oldenzaal]]-Zuid || {{Very Good}} In direction west also a busy ramp for traffic towards the whole country.
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| {{bad}} Don't try it here, better walk down to Bentheimerwald services, slightly over a kilometre down the road. Place is well frequented by cops, keep that in mind when you wish to take a shortcut along the motorway. More in the section [[De Lutte]] || (34) {{ramp}} [[De Lutte]] ||  |
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| {{rest}} Bentheimerwald {{average}} The old customs, now converted to service station. right on the border. || border crossing * connection to the German {{Ade|30}} || {{rest}} De Poppe {{average}} The old customs, now converted to service station. right on the border.
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| <p align="center">{{south}}</p> ||  || <p align="center">{{north}}</p>
 
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==Hitching the '''A1'''==
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{{Highways NL}}
*'''(1) Ramp [[Diemen]]-Noord'''
 
*'''(2) Ramp [[Diemen]]'''
 
*'''Knooppunt [[Diemen]] (highway junction)''', chance to get on to the highway [[A9 (Netherlands)|A9]].
 
*'''(3) Ramp [[Muiden]]''' If you want to go eastwards, walk up his ramp until you find a delivery road. Walk along this for some meters until you reach the service station ''Honswijck''! '''Rating: Good'''
 
*'''Service Station ''Honswijck/Hackelaar''''' Good gas station (on both sides) to get lifts towards [[Amsterdam]] or on the other side towards all of the [[Netherlands]]. '''Rating: Very Good'''
 
*'''(4) Ramp [[Muiden|Muiderslot]]''' Ramp towards [[Amsterdam]], directly connected with a service station. If you want to go towards [[Amsterdam]], it's your spot! '''Rating: Good'''
 
*'''Knooppunt ''Muiderberg'' (highway junction)''', chance to get on to the highway [[A6 (Netherlands)|A6]].
 
*'''(5) Ramp [[Naarden]]-West'''
 
[[Image:Oldenzaal_ramp.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ramp in [[Oldenzaal]]-Zuid, on the last meters of the '''A1''']]
 
*'''(6) Ramp [[Naarden]]-Vesting'''
 
*'''(7) Ramp [[Bussum]]'''
 
*'''(8) Ramp [[Blaricum]]'''
 
*'''(9) Ramp [[Laren]]'''
 
*'''Knooppunt ''Eemnes'' (highway junction)''', chance to get on to the highway [[A27 (Netherlands)|A27]].
 
*'''(10) Ramp [[Soest]]'''
 
*'''(11) Ramp [[Eembrugge]]'''
 
*'''(12) Ramp [[Bunschoten]]'''
 
*'''Service Station ''Neerduist''''', only on lane towards direction [[Amsterdam]]. Good to get lifts towards [[Amsterdam]]. '''Rating: Good'''
 
*'''(13) Ramp [[Amersfoort]]-Noord'''
 
*'''Knooppunt ''[[Hoevelaken]]'' (highway junction)''', chance to get on the highway [[A28 (Netherlands)|A28]].
 
*'''(14) Ramp [[Hoevelaken]]'''
 
*'''(15) Ramp [[Barneveld]]''', also '''junction''' towards the Dutch [[A30 (Netherlands)|A30]].
 
*'''(16) Ramp [[Voorthuizen]]'''
 
*'''Service Station ''Tolnegen''''', on both sides. Good for lifts towards [[Amersfoort]], [[Utrecht]] or [[Apeldoorn]]. '''Rating: Good'''
 
*'''(17) Ramp [[Stroe]]'''
 
*'''Parking Area ''Jool-Hul''''', only on lane towards direction [[Oldenzaal]].
 
*'''(18) Ramp [[Kootwijk]]'''
 
*'''Service Station ''Lucasgat/De Hucht''''', on both sides. Not that much traffic, but doable. '''Rating: Average'''
 
*'''(19) Ramp [[Hoenderloo]]'''
 
*'''(20) Ramp [[Apeldoorn]]-Zuid'''
 
*'''Knooppunt ''Beekbergen'' (highway junction)''', chance to get on to the highway [[A50 (Netherlands)|A50]].
 
*'''(21) Ramp [[Voorst]]'''
 
*'''Service Station ''De Paal/Vundelaar''''', on both sides, great to get lifts further towards [[Germany]] or [[Amersfoort]] and [[Utrecht]]. '''Rating: Good'''
 
*'''(22) Ramp [[Twello]]'''
 
*'''(23) Ramp [[Deventer]]'''
 
*'''(24) Ramp [[Deventer]]-Oost'''
 
*'''(25) Ramp [[Bathmen]]'''
 
*'''(26) Ramp [[Lochem]]'''
 
*'''Service Station ''Bolder/Struik''''', on both sides, many cars, easy to get lifts towards [[Germany]]. '''Rating: Very Good'''
 
*'''(27) Ramp [[Markelo]]'''
 
*'''(28) Ramp [[Rijssen]]'''
 
*'''Knooppunt ''Azelo'' (highway junction)''', chance to get on the highway [[A35 (Netherlands)|A35]] towards [[Almelo]].
 
*'''(29) Ramp [[Borne]]-West'''
 
*'''Knooppunt ''Buren'', chance to get on the highway [[A35 (Netherlands)|A35]] towards [[Enschede]].
 
*'''(30) Ramp [[Hengelo]]'''
 
*'''(31) Ramp [[Hengelo]]-Noord''' Quite good spot for hitchhiking westwards, traffic lights will slow down cars for you. Hitching towards [[Germany]] isn't that good, most cars only go further to [[Oldenzaal]], but take your chance if you get a lift to ''Oldenzaal-Zuid''! '''Rating: Average/Good'''
 
*'''Service Station ''t' Lonnekermeer''''', only direction [[Oldenzaal]]. '''Last''' service station before [[Germany]] and for the next 120km! Best chance for you to get cars towards [[Germany]] or even [[Poland]] (trucks!). '''Rating: Good'''
 
*'''(32) Ramp [[Oldenzaal]]'''
 
*'''(33) Ramp [[Oldenzaal]]-Zuid''' ''The'' ramp for you if you come from [[Enschede]]! Easy to get cars towards [[Germany]], average waiting time 7 minutes! In the other direction also a busy ramp for traffic towards the whole country. '''Rating: Very Good'''
 
*'''(34) Ramp [[De Lutte]]''' Small ramp with a tiny gas station before, but no real traffic exept some trucks. Don't try it here, better  walk the 1km towards the border along the highway! (But await for cops who ask you stupid questions) '''Rating: Bad'''
 
 
 
  
*'''Border [[Netherlands]] - [[Germany]]''', the highway is going over to the [[A30 (Germany)|German A30]]. Take a look there for further information about this way.
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Latest revision as of 01:21, 20 January 2015

The Dutch motorway A1 (Dutch: Rijksweg) begins in the east of Amsterdam at the junction Watergraafsmeer and continues into the German motorway A30 in the east of the country.

The A1 is also known as the E231, between Amsterdam and Amersfoort (east of the junction with the A28/E232) and as the E30 eastward until and into Germany (which it crosses entirely).

Along the way it passes the cities of Amersfoort, Apeldoorn, Deventer, Hengelo, Oldenzaal and Enschede.

<map lat='52.26' lng='6.02' zoom='9' view='0' country='Netherlands' width='900' height='200'/>


Hitching the A 1

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

 

 

  Knooppunt Watergraafsmeer A 10
(1)   Diemen-Noord
(2)   Diemen-Oost
  Knooppunt Diemen A 9
If you want to go eastwards, walk along this ramp until you find a delivery road. Walk along this for some meters until you reach the service station Honswijck! (3)   Muiden
(4)   Muiderslot If you want to go towards Amsterdam, it's your spot!   (good)
    service station Honswijck   (very good)     service station Hackelaar   (very good)
  Knooppunt Muiderberg A 6
(5)   Naarden-West
(6)   Naarden-Vesting
(7)   Bussum   (good) at the roundabout with a sign |
  (average) in direction of Amersfoort, where there is less space for cars to stop. (8)   Blaricum/Huizen   (very good) in direction Amsterdam. There is lots of space for cars to stop on the on-ramp, which is next to a carpooling place.
(9)   Laren
(9A)   Eemnes
  Knooppunt Eemnes A 27
(10)   Soest
(11)   Eembrugge
  service station De Slaag
(12)   Bunschoten
  service station Neerduist   (good) to get lifts towards Amsterdam
(13)   Amersfoort-Noord   (good) For hitchhiking towards Amsterdam, there's some space on the hard shoulder, so possible to hitchhike. Cars drive along quite fast, so take care.
  Knooppunt Hoevelaken A 28
Towards East no hard-shoulder, but some green to stand on. Traffic low, should be okay. (14)   Hoevelaken
  service station De Middelaar   (very good) It might look small, but it's great for rides into Amsterdam!
  service station Palmpol
No hard shoulder in direction east, but it's ok to stand on the side of the road, cars can stop there. Just be extremely careful. (15)   Barneveld A 30
  (good) Enough hard-shoulder on this ramp eastwards for cars to stop, traffic sufficient. (16)   Voorthuizen
  Tolnegen South   (good) for lifts towards Apeldoorn     service station Tolnegen North   (good) for lifts towards Amersfoort or Utrecht
(17)   Stroe
(18)   Kootwijk
  service station Lucasgat   (average)
  service station De Hucht   (average)
(19)   Hoenderloo
  (bad) (north/eastbound) Try to avoid it. (20)   Apeldoorn-Zuid
Huge shoulders, ample place for drivers to stop............. If it only didn't get very little traffic because due to it's location this ramp only serves an industrial estate, a village and one or two housing estates. The majority of cars coming from Apeldoorn will take 21 when driving east or 19 when driving west.
  (good) (south/westbound) Towards Arnhem or Barneveld this ramp is doable.
  Knooppunt Beekbergen A 50
(21)   Voorst
  service station De Paal   (very good) to get lifts further towards Germany   service station Vundelaar   (very good) to get lifts further towards Amersfoort and Utrecht, also reasonable to get a ride towards Arnhem
(22)   Twello
  (good) (23)   Deventer   (good)
(24)   Deventer-Oost
(25)   Bathmen
  (average) Quite ok, not that much traffic though. (26)   Lochem
    service station Bolder   (very good) Has a McDonalds, so plenty of cars stopping here. Underground passage connects Bolder and Struik for pedestrians.     service station Struik   (very good)
  (average) Enough space along the hard shoulder to hitchhike, but not that much traffic here. Doable. (27)   Markelo   (average) Enough space along the hard shoulder to hitchhike, but not that much traffic here. Doable.
  (average) In direction Hengelo this ramp is quite ok, nevertheless no hard shoulder (only up when you're nearly on the motorway), but very few traffic so standing along the road is possible. (28)   Rijssen
  Knooppunt Azelo A 35
  (senseless) No connection towards the A1 towards Germany from here, only to the A35 direction Enschede (29)   Borne-West   (good) Small ramp between two junctions, nevertheless good hard shoulder and enough space for cars to stop. Also more traffic than one would expect.
  Knooppunt Buren A 35
  (good) Nice hard shoulder and more than enough traffic. All you need from here is a short ride to Het Lonnekermeer. Sometimes getting a ride might take longer because people expect you want a long ride being so close to the border with Germany. (30)   Hengelo   (good) Just next to traffic lights. Wide hard shoulder.
  (average) Hitching towards Germany isn't that good, most cars only go further to Oldenzaal, but take your chance if you get a lift to Oldenzaal-Zuid! Note that Het Lonnekermeer can be reached on foot from here. (31)   Hengelo-Noord   (good) Quite good spot for hitchhiking westwards, traffic lights will slow down cars for you.
  service station Het Lonnekermeer   (very good) To the east Last petrol station before Germany and for the next 73km! Best chance for you to get cars towards Germany or even Poland (trucks!).   service station Veelsveld   (very good)
(32)   Oldenzaal
  (very good) The ramp for you if you come from Enschede! Easy to get cars towards Germany, average waiting time 7 minutes!
 
Ramp in Oldenzaal-Zuid, on the last meters of the A1
(33)   Oldenzaal-Zuid   (very good) In direction west also a busy ramp for traffic towards the whole country.
  (bad) Don't try it here, better walk down to Bentheimerwald services, slightly over a kilometre down the road. Place is well frequented by cops, keep that in mind when you wish to take a shortcut along the motorway. More in the section De Lutte (34)   De Lutte
  Bentheimerwald   (average) The old customs, now converted to service station. right on the border. border crossing * connection to the German A 30   De Poppe   (average) The old customs, now converted to service station. right on the border.

 

 

Dutch motorways

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