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The '''A50''' is a highway in the [[Netherlands]], running from [[Eindhoven]] in the southeast up to [[Zwolle]] in the northeast of the country.
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The '''A50''' is a motorway in the [[Netherlands]], running from [[Eindhoven]] in the southeast up to [[Zwolle]] in the northeast of the country.
  
 
It passes the cities of [[Eindhoven]], close to (15 km) [[Den Bosch]], [[Nijmegen]], [[Arnhem]], [[Apeldoorn]] and [[Zwolle]].
 
It passes the cities of [[Eindhoven]], close to (15 km) [[Den Bosch]], [[Nijmegen]], [[Arnhem]], [[Apeldoorn]] and [[Zwolle]].
  
 
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==Hitching the '''A50'''==
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== Hitching the '''A50''' ==
 
{{legend}}
 
{{legend}}
*'''{{ramp}} 8 [[Son]]/[[Breugel]]'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 8 [[Son]]/[[Breugel]]'''
*'''{{gas}} Petrol station ''Sonse Heide'''''
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* '''{{gas}} Petrol station ''Sonse Heide'''''
*'''{{ramp}} 9 [[Sint-Oedenrode]]'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 9 [[Sint-Oedenrode]]'''
*'''{{ramp}} 10 [[Eerde]]'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 10 [[Eerde]]'''
*'''{{ramp}} 11 [[Veghel]]''' {{average}} to the south (no good stopping space)
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* '''{{ramp}} 11 [[Veghel]]''' {{average}} to the south (no good stopping space)
*'''{{ramp}} 12 [[Veghel]]-Noord'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 12 [[Veghel]]-Noord'''
*'''{{ramp}} 13 [[Uden]]-Zuid (Volkel)'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 13 [[Uden]]-Zuid (Volkel)'''
*'''{{ramp}} 14 [[Uden]]-Noord (Zeeland)'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 14 [[Uden]]-Noord (Zeeland)'''
*'''{{ramp}} 15 [[Nistelrode]]'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 15 [[Nistelrode]]'''
*'''{{ramp}} 16 [[Oss]]-Oost''' only to the south
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* '''{{ramp}} 16 [[Oss]]-Oost''' only to the south
*'''{{junction}} Knooppunt Paalgraven
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* '''{{junction}} Knooppunt Paalgraven
**Chance to get over to the [[A59 (Netherlands)|A59]] towards [[Den Bosch]].
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** Chance to get over to the [[A59 (Netherlands)|A59]] towards [[Den Bosch]].
*'''{{gas}} Petrol station ''Ganzeveen''/''De Gagel''''' {{good}}
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* '''{{gas}} Petrol station ''Ganzeveen''/''De Gagel''''' {{good}}
 
** Both petrol stations are good, but stupidly constructed. Two lanes are going like 500 meter until they meet and go up the motorway, so standing at the end is senseless, cars will be already too fast. Choose the lane you think is more crowded, or ask directly at the petrol station. Easy for direction [[Den Bosch]] and [[Nijmegen]].
 
** Both petrol stations are good, but stupidly constructed. Two lanes are going like 500 meter until they meet and go up the motorway, so standing at the end is senseless, cars will be already too fast. Choose the lane you think is more crowded, or ask directly at the petrol station. Easy for direction [[Den Bosch]] and [[Nijmegen]].
*'''{{ramp}} 17 [[Ravenstein]]'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 17 [[Ravenstein]]'''
*'''{{junction}} Knooppunt Bankhoef
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* '''{{junction}} Knooppunt Bankhoef
 
** Chance to get over to the ''A326'', a feeder motorway connected to the village of [[Wijchen]], and the southern and western suburbs of [[Nijmegen]]
 
** Chance to get over to the ''A326'', a feeder motorway connected to the village of [[Wijchen]], and the southern and western suburbs of [[Nijmegen]]
*'''{{junction}} Knooppunt Ewijk  
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* '''{{junction}} Knooppunt Ewijk  
 
** Chance to get over on the [[A73 (Netherlands)|A73]], bringing you into the city of [[Nijmegen]].
 
** Chance to get over on the [[A73 (Netherlands)|A73]], bringing you into the city of [[Nijmegen]].
*'''{{junction}} Knooppunt Valburg
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* '''{{junction}} Knooppunt Valburg
 
** Chance to get on to the [[A15 (Netherlands)|A15]], connecting west to [[Tiel]] and [[Rotterdam]], and east to northern part of [[Nijmegen]] and the southern suburbs of [[Arnhem]]
 
** Chance to get on to the [[A15 (Netherlands)|A15]], connecting west to [[Tiel]] and [[Rotterdam]], and east to northern part of [[Nijmegen]] and the southern suburbs of [[Arnhem]]
*'''{{gas}} Petrol station ''Weerbroek''''' {{good}}
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* '''{{gas}} Petrol station ''Weerbroek''''' {{good}}
** Useful petrol station towards [['s-Hertogenbosch]], [[Eindhoven]] or [[Venlo]].
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** Useful petrol station towards [[den Bosch|'s-Hertogenbosch]], [[Eindhoven]] or [[Venlo]].
*'''{{ramp}} 18 [[Heteren]]'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 18 [[Heteren]]'''
*'''{{ramp}} 19 [[Renkum]]''' ([[Wageningen]]) {{very good}} southbound
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* '''{{ramp}} 19 [[Renkum]]''' ([[Wageningen]]) {{very good}} southbound
*'''{{gas}} Petrol station ''De Slenk''''' {{good}}
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* '''{{gas}} Petrol station ''De Slenk''''' {{good}}
 
** Useful petrol station towards [[Utrecht]], [[Apeldoorn]] or [[Oberhausen]] ([[Germany]]). Also useful to go to [[Arnhem]]; walk along the forest 700 meter north till the tunnel with road [[N224 (Netherlands)]] which leads into town (bus stop to hitchhike into [[Arnhem]]).
 
** Useful petrol station towards [[Utrecht]], [[Apeldoorn]] or [[Oberhausen]] ([[Germany]]). Also useful to go to [[Arnhem]]; walk along the forest 700 meter north till the tunnel with road [[N224 (Netherlands)]] which leads into town (bus stop to hitchhike into [[Arnhem]]).
*'''{{junction}} Knooppunt Grijsoord
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* '''{{junction}} Knooppunt Grijsoord
 
** Chance to get over to the [[A12 (Netherlands)|A12]] towards [[Utrecht]] and [[Den Haag]].
 
** Chance to get over to the [[A12 (Netherlands)|A12]] towards [[Utrecht]] and [[Den Haag]].
*'''{{gas}} Petrol station ''De Schaars''''' {{good}}.  
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* '''{{gas}} Petrol station ''De Schaars''''' {{good}}.  
** Useful petrol station towards [[Utrecht]], [['s-Hertogenbosch]], [[Eindhoven]] or [[Venlo]]. This is a busy petrol station. 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]].
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** Useful petrol station towards [[Utrecht]], [[den Bosch|'s-Hertogenbosch]], [[Eindhoven]] or [[Venlo]]. This is a busy petrol station. 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 .
*'''{{junction}} 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.
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* '''{{junction}} 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.
**Chance to get over to the [[A12 (Netherlands)|A12]] towards [[Zevenaar]] and [[Oberhausen]] ([[Germany]]).
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** Chance to get over to the [[A12 (Netherlands)|A12]] towards [[Zevenaar]] and [[Oberhausen]] ([[Germany]]).
*'''{{ramp}} 20 [[Arnhem]]-Centrum''' only to the north {{average}}/{{good}} heading north.  
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* '''{{ramp}} 20 [[Arnhem]]-Centrum''' only to the north {{average}}/{{good}} heading north.  
 
** Three minutes walk from junction Waterberg, where there is a bus stop for regional buses from Arnhem to Apeldoorn.
 
** Three minutes walk from junction Waterberg, where there is a bus stop for regional buses from Arnhem to Apeldoorn.
*'''{{ramp}} 21 [[Schaarsbergen]]''' only to the north
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* '''{{ramp}} 21 [[Schaarsbergen]]''' only to the north
*'''{{ramp}} 22 [[Hoenderloo]]'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 22 [[Hoenderloo]]'''
*'''{{ramp}} 23 [[Loenen]]'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 23 [[Loenen]]'''
*'''{{gas}} Petrol station ''De Brink / De Somp'''''
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* '''{{gas}} Petrol station ''De Brink / De Somp'''''
** Useful petrol station going south towards [['s-Hertogenbosch]], [[Eindhoven]] or [[Venlo]] and going north towards [[Leeuwarden]], [[Groningen]] and [[Hengelo]].
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** Useful petrol station going south towards [[den Bosch|'s-Hertogenbosch]], [[Eindhoven]] or [[Venlo]] and going north towards [[Leeuwarden]], [[Groningen]] and [[Hengelo]].
*'''{{junction}} Knooppunt Beekbergen
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* '''{{junction}} Knooppunt Beekbergen
**Chance to get over to the [[A1 (Netherlands)|A1]] towards [[Amsterdam]] and [[Hengelo]].
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** Chance to get over to the [[A1 (Netherlands)|A1]] towards [[Amsterdam]] and [[Hengelo]].
*'''{{ramp}} 24 [[Apeldoorn]]'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 24 [[Apeldoorn]]'''
*'''{{ramp}} 25 [[Apeldoorn]]-Noord'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 25 [[Apeldoorn]]-Noord'''
*'''{{ramp}} 26 [[Vaassen]]'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 26 [[Vaassen]]'''
*'''{{ramp}} 27 [[Epe]]'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 27 [[Epe]]'''
*'''{{ramp}} 28 [[Heerde]]-Zuid'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 28 [[Heerde]]-Zuid'''
*'''{{gas}} Petrol station ''Het Veen / Kolthoorn'''''
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* '''{{gas}} Petrol station ''Het Veen / Kolthoorn'''''
 
** Useful petrol station towards [[Leeuwarden]], [[Groningen]] and [[Emmen]].
 
** Useful petrol station towards [[Leeuwarden]], [[Groningen]] and [[Emmen]].
*'''{{ramp}} 29 [[Heerde]]'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 29 [[Heerde]]'''
*'''{{ramp}} 30 [[Hattem]]'''
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* '''{{ramp}} 30 [[Hattem]]'''
*'''{{junction}} Knooppunt Hattemerbroek
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* '''{{junction}} Knooppunt Hattemerbroek
**Chance to get over to the [[A28 (Netherlands)|A28]] towards [[Groningen]] and [[Amersfoort]] and over the [[N50 (Netherlands)|N50]] towards [[Emmeloord]].
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** Chance to get over to the [[A28 (Netherlands)|A28]] towards [[Groningen]] and [[Amersfoort]] and over the [[N50 (Netherlands)|N50]] towards [[Emmeloord]].
  
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[[Category:Limburg|Limburg]]
 
[[Category:Motorways]]
 
[[Category:Motorways]]
 
[[Category:Netherlands]]
 
[[Category:Netherlands]]

Latest revision as of 03:02, 8 October 2011

The A50 is a motorway in the Netherlands, running from Eindhoven in the southeast up to Zwolle in the northeast of the country.

It passes the cities of Eindhoven, close to (15 km) Den Bosch, Nijmegen, Arnhem, Apeldoorn and Zwolle.

<map lat='51.97' lng='5.77' zoom='9' view='0' country='Netherlands' width='350' height='730'/>

Hitching the A50

Legend:   (very good) |   (good) |   (average) |   (bad) |   (senseless)
  •   8 Son/Breugel
  •   Petrol station Sonse Heide
  •   9 Sint-Oedenrode
  •   10 Eerde
  •   11 Veghel   (average) to the south (no good stopping space)
  •   12 Veghel-Noord
  •   13 Uden-Zuid (Volkel)
  •   14 Uden-Noord (Zeeland)
  •   15 Nistelrode
  •   16 Oss-Oost only to the south
  •   Knooppunt Paalgraven
  •   Petrol station Ganzeveen/De Gagel   (good)
    • Both petrol stations are good, but stupidly constructed. Two lanes are going like 500 meter until they meet and go up the motorway, so standing at the end is senseless, cars will be already too fast. Choose the lane you think is more crowded, or ask directly at the petrol station. Easy for direction Den Bosch and Nijmegen.
  •   17 Ravenstein
  •   Knooppunt Bankhoef
    • Chance to get over to the A326, a feeder motorway connected to the village of Wijchen, and the southern and western suburbs of Nijmegen
  •   Knooppunt Ewijk
    • Chance to get over on the A73, bringing you into the city of Nijmegen.
  •   Knooppunt Valburg
  •   Petrol station Weerbroek   (good)
  •   18 Heteren
  •   19 Renkum (Wageningen)   (very good) southbound
  •   Petrol station De Slenk   (good)
  •   Knooppunt Grijsoord
  •   Petrol station De Schaars   (good).
    • Useful petrol station towards Utrecht, 's-Hertogenbosch, Eindhoven or Venlo. This is a busy petrol station. 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 .
  •   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.
  •   20 Arnhem-Centrum only to the north   (average)/  (good) heading north.
    • Three minutes walk from junction Waterberg, where there is a bus stop for regional buses from Arnhem to Apeldoorn.
  •   21 Schaarsbergen only to the north
  •   22 Hoenderloo
  •   23 Loenen
  •   Petrol station De Brink / De Somp
  •   Knooppunt Beekbergen
  •   24 Apeldoorn
  •   25 Apeldoorn-Noord
  •   26 Vaassen
  •   27 Epe
  •   28 Heerde-Zuid
  •   Petrol station Het Veen / Kolthoorn
  •   29 Heerde
  •   30 Hattem
  •   Knooppunt Hattemerbroek


Dutch motorways

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