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The '''A28''' is a motorway running from [[Utrecht]] in the central [[Netherlands]] to [[Groningen]] in the northeast. Along its way it passes cities like [[Amersfoort]], [[Zwolle]] and [[Assen]], as well as smaller towns like [[Zeist]], [[Harderwijk]], [[Meppel]] and [[Hoogeveen]].

 ==Hitching the '''A28'''== ** Continues as '''''Waterlinieweg''''' into '''[[Utrecht]]''' * '''{{intersection}} Beginning of motorway''' {{good}}* '''{{junction}} Rijnsweerd'''** Chance to get on to the motorway '''[[A27 (Netherlands)|A27]]''', for '''[[Almere]], [[Hilversum]], [[Den Bosch]], [[Den Haag]] and [[Breda]]'''* '''{{ramp}} 2 ([[Utrecht]])-De Uithof''' {{average}}* '''{{ramp}} 3 [[Den Dolder]] / ([[Zeist]])''' {{average}}* '''{{ramp}} 4 [[Soesterberg]]'''* '''{{ramp}} 5 [[Maarn]]'''* '''{{ramp}} 6 [[Leusden]]-Zuid'''* '''{{ramp}} 7 [[Leusden]]''' * '''{{ramp}} 8 [[Amersfoort]]''' {{average}}* '''{{junction}} Hoevelaken'''** Chance to get on to the motorway '''[[A1 (Netherlands)|A1]]''', for '''[[Amsterdam]], [[Apeldoorn]], [[Hengelo]], [[Osnabrück]] and [[Berlin]]'''* '''{{gas}} ''Hooglanderveen''''' {{average}}** Only on lane in direction [[Utrecht]]* '''{{parking}} ''Holkerveen'''''** Northbound, towards [[Groningen]]* '''{{ramp}} 8a Amersfoort-Vathorst / [[Nijkerk]]-Zuid'''* '''{{ramp}} 9 [[Nijkerk]]'''* '''{{parking}} ''Oldenaller'''''** Only on lane in direction [[Utrecht]]* '''{{gas}} ''[[Vanenburg]]'''''** Only on lane in direction [[Groningen]]* '''{{ramp}} 10 Strand [[Nulde]]'''* '''{{parking}} ''Dasselaar'''''** Only on lane in direction [[Groningen]]* '''{{ramp}} 11 Strand [[Horst]]'''* '''{{gas}} ''[[Drielander]]'''''** Only on lane in direction [[Utrecht]]* '''{{ramp}} 12 [[Ermelo]] / [[Harderwijk]]''' {{bad}}Try to avoid this exit. Although there's quite some traffic, cars cannot stop here.* '''{{ramp}} 13 [[Lelystad]] / [[Harderwijk]]'''* '''{{parking}} ''Leuvenhorst'''''** Small parking, northbound lane towards [[Groningen]]* '''{{gas}}{{rest}} ''[[Willemsbos]] / [[Hendriksbos]]'''''** Hendriksbos is one of the biggest restareas in the Netherlands, and they're connected to each other with a tunnel. According to consumerorganisation ''Kassa'' the third-cleanest public toilets along Dutch motorways are to be found here.* '''{{ramp}} 14 [[Elspeet]]'''* '''{{ramp}} 15 [[Epe]] / [[Nunspeet]]-Oost'''* '''{{parking}} ''De Kraaienberg / De Haere'''''** Parking De Kraaienberg (northbound lane towards Groningen) is well-known and used to be an infamous [[cruising spot]]. Although the bushes are cleared for this reason now, you might still want to keep this history in mind when considering this parking. * '''{{ramp}} 16 [['t Harde]]'''* '''{{parking}} ''Vosbergen'''''** Small parking, only on lane in direction [[Utrecht]]* '''{{gas}} ''[[Bornheim]]/[['t Loo]]'''''** Near to ramp 17, shell stations on both sides of motorway.* '''{{ramp}} 17 [[Wezep]]'''* '''{{junction}} Hattemerbroek'''** Chance to get on to the motorway '''[[A50 (Netherlands)|A50]]''', for '''[[Apeldoorn]], [[Arnhem]], [[Nijmegen]], [[Eindhoven]] and [[Maastricht]]'''* '''{{ramp}} 18 [[Zwolle]]-Zuid''' {{senseless}}* '''{{ramp}} 19 [[Zwolle]]-Centrum''' {{average}} (southbound) / {{good}} (northbound)* '''{{ramp}} 20 [[Zwolle]]-Noord''' {{good}} (northbound)* '''{{ramp}} 21 [[Ommen]]'''* '''{{gas}} ''Haerst'''''** Southbound, towards [[Utrecht]]* '''{{parking}} ''De Markte'''''** Northbound, towards Groningen. Used quite heavily, both as parking for divers in a nearby lake, as well as parking for (mainly closeted gay) [[cruising spot|men looking for sex]] in a nearby bit of wood. There's a bridge nearby that connects the parking to the gas station (Shell) on the other side of the road.* '''{{ramp}} 22 [[Nieuwleusen]]'''* '''{{gas}} ''Dekkersland'''''** Northbound, towards [[Groningen]]* '''{{ramp}} 23 [[Staphorst]]'''* '''{{junction}} Lankhorst'''** Chance to get on to the motorway '''[[A32 (Netherlands)|A32]]''', for '''[[Meppel]], [[Heerenveen]] and [[Leeuwarden]]'''*** '''''Northbound only'''''* '''{{ramp}} 24 [[De Wijk]]'''** Chance to get on to the motorway '''[[A32 (Netherlands)|A32]]''', for '''[[Meppel]], [[Heerenveen]] and [[Leeuwarden]]'''*** '''''Southbound only'''''* '''{{gas}} ''[[Lageveen]] / [[Panjerd]]'''''** Used quite heavily by lorries. Also a good place to chance cars if one is trying to get towards [[Emmen]] / [[Meppen]]. Exit 25 is not heavily used, and split in two halves which are 3 kilometres away from each other.* '''{{ramp}} 25 [[Zuidwolde]]''' {{senseless}}** Avoid getting dropped at this ramp, to get back on the motorway is a 3 kilometre walk. Use petrol station [[Lageveen]] / [[Panjerd]] instead.* '''{{junction}} Hoogeveen'''** Chance to get on to the motorway '''[[A37 (Netherlands)|A37]]''', for '''[[Emmen]], [[Meppen]] and [[Bremen]]'''* '''{{ramp}} 26 [[Hoogeveen]]''' {{good}} (southbound)* '''{{ramp}} 27 [[Fluitenberg]]''' {{good} (northbound)* '''{{ramp}} 28 [[Pesse]]'''* '''{{ramp}} 29 [[Dwingeloo]]'''* '''{{gas}} ''[[De Mussels]] / [[Smalhorst]]'''''* '''{{ramp}} 30 [[Beilen]]'''* '''{{ramp}} 31 [[Westerbork]]'''* '''{{ramp}} 32 [[Assen]]-Zuid''' {{good}}* '''{{ramp}} 33 [[Assen]]'''* '''{{gas}} ''[[Zeijerveen]]'''''** Southbound towards [[Utrecht]]* '''{{gas}} ''[[Peelerveld]]'''''** Northbound towards [[Groningen]]* '''{{ramp}} 34 [[Assen]]-Noord'''* '''{{ramp}} 35 [[Vries]] / [[Tynaarlo]]'''* '''{{ramp}} 36 [[Zuidlaren]]'''* '''{{ramp}} 37 [[Groningen]] Airport ([[Eelde]])'''* '''{{parking}} ''Glimmermade'''''** Northbound towards [[Groningen]]* '''{{gas}} ''[[De Witte Molen]]'''''** Southbound towards [[Utrecht]]* '''{{ramp}} 38 [[Haren]]'''* '''{{ramp}} 39 [[Groningen]]-Zuid'''* '''{{intersection}} [[Julianaplein]]''' {{average}} (Motorway junction is intersection with traffic lights)** Chance to get on to the motorway '''[[A7 (Netherlands)|A7]]''', for '''[[Drachten]], [[Heerenveen]], [[Winschoten]], [[Bremen]] and [[Hamburg]]'''** Continues as '''''Emmaviaduct''''' into [[Groningen]] city centre {{good}} (southbound)

*'''{{junction}} Rijnsweerd*== Maps of the '''{{ramp}} 2 ([[Utrecht]])-De UithofA28'''== *'''{{ramp}} 3 === Southern section, [[Den DolderUtrecht]] / (to [[ZeistZwolle]])'''===*'''{{ramp}} 4 [[Soesterberg]]'''*<map lat='52.2'lng='{{ramp}} 5 [[Maarn]].32'zoom='10'*view='0'country='{{ramp}} 6 [[Leusden]]-ZuidNetherlands'width='450'*height='350'float='{{ramp}} 7 [[Leusden]]''left'/>  *'''{{ramp}} 8 [[Amersfoort]]'''|style="margin: 0 auto;"*|<map lat='52.4'lng='{{junction}} Hoevelaken*5.76'zoom='10'{{parking}} view='0'Hooglanderveen/Holkerveencountry='Netherlands'width='500'height='*350'float='right'{{ramp}} 8a Amersfoort-Vathorst / [[Nijkerk]]-Zuid'''>*'''{{ramp}|} 9 [[Nijkerk]]'''*'''{{gas}} ''[[Vanenburg]]'''''** Only on lane in direction === Around [[GroningenZwolle]]===*'''{{ramp}} 10 Strand [[Nulde]]'''*<map lat='52.49'lng='{{ramp}} 11 Strand [[Horst]]6.07'zoom='12'*view='3'width='{{ramp}} 12 [[Ermelo]]''450'*height='450''{{ramp}} 13 [[Lelystad]] / [[Harderwijk]]'''>*'''{{ramp}} 14 [[Elspeet]]'''*'''{{ramp}} 15 [[Epe]] / [[Nunspeet]]-Oost'''|style="margin: 0 auto;"*|<map lat='52.6'lng='{{ramp}} 16 [[6.1't Harde]]zoom='11'view='*''0'{{ramp}} 17 [[Wezep]]country='Netherlands'width='*350'height='600'{{junction}} Hattemerbroek/>*'''{{ramp|}} 18 [[Zwolle]]-Zuid'''*'''{{ramp}} 19 [[Zwolle]]-Centrum'''*'''{{ramp}} 20 [[Zwolle]]-Noord'''*'''{{ramp}} 21 === Northern section, [[OmmenStaphorst]]'''*'''{{ramp}} 22 to [[NieuwleusenGroningen]]'''===*'''{{ramp}} 23 [[Staphorst]]'''*<map lat='52.67'lng='{{junction}} Lankhorst*6.35'zoom='10'{{ramp}} 24 [[De Wijk]]'view='0'*country='Netherlands'width='{{ramp}} 25 [[Zuidwolde]]550'height='300'*float='left''{{junction}} Hoogeveen/>*'''{{ramp}} 26 [[Hoogeveen]]'''*'''{{ramp}} 27 [[Fluitenberg]]'''*'''{{ramp}} 28 [[Pesse]]'''|style="margin: 0 auto;"*|<map lat='52.97'lng='{{ramp}} 29 [[Dwingeloo]]6.56'zoom='10'*view='0'country='{{ramp}} 30 [[Beilen]]''Netherlands'*width='300'height='{{ramp}} 31 [[Westerbork]]650'float='right'/>*'''{{ramp|}} 32 [[Assen]]-Zuid'''*'''{{ramp}} 33 [[Assen]]'''*'''{{ramp}} 34 [[Assen]]-Noord'''*'''{{ramp}} 35 [[Vries]] / [[Tynaarlo]]'''*'''{{ramp}} 36 [[Zuidlaren]]'''*'''{{rampHighways NL}} 37 [[Eelde]]'''*'''{{ramp}} 38 [[Haren]]'''*'''{{ramp}} 39 [[GroningenCategory:Netherlands]]-Zuid'''*'''{{junction}} [[EuropapleinCategory:Motorways]]'''